Garissa senator Yusuf Haji is among veteran politicians in North Eastern and the country at large.
Haji is also among long serving and experienced public administrators in the country.
Senator Haji joined active politics in 2013 wining the senate seat on United Republic Party (URP) that later merged to form Jubilee Party.
In the 2017 general election, Haji retained his seat on Jubilee Party ticket.
He is a close ally of President Uhuru Kenyatta and co-chairs the committee on Building Bridges Task force that came into existence after the famous March 9 handshake.
Born in 1940 and raised up in Garissa, here is what the former Defense Cabinet Minister studied in college.
He schooled in Garissa for his primary and secondary education.
Haji later proceeded to Birmingham University in the United Kingdom where he studied Management and Finance Control.
Upon his return to the country, Haji was appointed as a District Officer (DC) in the Provincial Administration in Garissa.
He rose through the ranks to the position of Provincial Commissioner (PC) and served in Coast and other regions in the country.
Haji is among politicians who will play a critical role in the 2022 succession politics.
His son Noordin Haji is the current Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
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