Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim

Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim is a Nigerian politician, serving as Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria since October 2024, appointed by President Bola Tinubu. She previously served as Minister of State for Police Affairs from August 2023 to October 2024, becoming the first woman to hold that office.

Background and personal life Sulaiman-Ibrahim was born in Plateau State, Nigeria, and spent most of her childhood in Abuja. She attended Aruwa Nursery School, Abuja, and Jabi Primary School(now LEA Primary School, Jabi) for her early education. She completed her National Youth Service Corps at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Kaduna Zonal Office.

Mary Kay Cosmetics UK (2009–2016) Sulaiman-Ibrahim joined Mary Kay Cosmetics UK in February 2009, progressing from Sales Director to Senior Sales Director and leading sales units of between 250 and 500 people. She served on the UK Advisory Board from 2013 to 2015, participating in quarterly strategy sessions and representing the UK sales force to corporate headquarters.

Institutional reforms under her tenure included the restructuring of NAPTIP through new Regional Directorates, State Commands, and Liaison Offices; the launch of integrated digital data management systems (ARES and CRM) and the 627/*627# trafficking hotline, developed in partnership with Expertise France and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); the establishment of a NAPTIP Judicial Resource Centre in collaboration with UNODC; the finalisation of the first-ever Violence Against Persons Annual Report 2021; and the securing of 200 acres of land in Nasarawa State for a NAPTIP Training Academy.

She described the appointment as entering "one of the most entrenched and male-dominated institutions in the country" and set a clear reform vision: the development of a "world-class Nigeria Police Force that is inclusive, community-based, intelligence-led, and technologically driven and fit for the 21st century". She has described her ministerial vision as building "a Nigeria where every woman, girl, and child can live with dignity, enjoy equal opportunities, and reach their full potential". The programme targets five million women directly, with an estimated indirect impact on over 25 million Nigerians, and is projected to generate approximately four million more and better-paid jobs. Over 4.7 million women were being reached through the programme's flagship interventions as of 2025, through Women's Affinity Groups, Livelihood Collectives, and community-based savings and lending mechanisms. Digital Harmony, targeting five million women in digital literacy PowerHer 774, providing clean energy access to all 774 Local Government Areas to reduce time poverty and improve safety for women Blueprint Newspaper Female Politician of the Year 2022 Fellow of the Security Institute — National Institute for Security Studies, Abuja, 2021; one of Nigeria's most selective security and intelligence credentials Symbol of peace from the German Ambassador to Nigeria, presented within four months of her appointment as Minister of Police Affairs in recognition of her contributions to peace and human rights