The governorship hopeful was born on January 5, 1963, in the Gaya town of the Gwale local government area of Kano state.
He had his primary education at Sumaila Primary School and then moved to Government Secondary School in Gumel local government area, now in Jigawa.
Kabir-Yusuf had his higher national diploma in civil engineering from Kaduna polytechnic before obtaining a post-graduate diploma in Management and a master's degree in Business Administration from Bayero University, Kano.
He was a one-term Ministry of Works, Housing and Transport commissioner in Kano state.
