Yusuf Tuggar
The Honourable Yusuf Tuggar OON | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Onyeama |
| Nigerian Ambassador to Germany | |
| In office September 2017 – 21 August 2023 | |
| President | Muhammadu Buhari Bola Tinubu |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Bauchi | |
| In office 5 June 2007 – 6 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sulaiman Mohammed Nazif |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Gololo |
| Constituency | Gamawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1967 North-Eastern State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (2013–present) |
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| Parent | Abubakar Tuggar (father) |
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Yusuf Maitama Tuggar OON (born 12 March 1967) is a Nigerian diplomat and politician who is the current Nigerian minister of foreign affairs. He served as the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany from 2017 to 2023. He was previously a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 representing Gamawa; and he ran twice for the office of the governor of Bauchi State.