Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman is a Nigerian lawyer who currently serves as the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security.
[3] Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman was born in Argungu, a fishing community in Kebbi State.
[2] President Umaru Yar'Adua appointed Suleiman as Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development on 17 December 2008.
She said that violence and male chauvinism were prevalent in the political climate, and coupled with lack of money few women were able to contest for public office.
[6] In December 2009, she decried the failure of the government to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).