Ali Modu Sheriff

Ali Modu Sheriff is a Nigerian politician. He is Borno States first governor to serve two consecutive terms . Though Sheriff had held two elected offices as a member of All Nigeria Peoples Party, he would later join the All Progressives Congress becoming a founding member of that party. In 2014, Sheriff switched affiliation to the Peoples Democratic Party. He acted as the National Working Committee chair fromFebruary 2016 until the National Convention, when he was removed and replaced by Ahmed Makarfi.

Ali Modu Sheriff was born in Ngala Town, Ngala Local Government Area, Borno State in 1956. His father was the business tycoon Galadima Modu Sheriff. He attended Government Secondary School, Bama . He attended the London School of Business, where he studied Insurance, Banking and Finance. In 1981, he joined his fathers construction company as a Director, later becoming Managing Director. In 1985, he registered his first company. His companies include Meroil Organisation and Union Chase.

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