Biography of Representative Yusuf Hakeem

Education

• Howard High School, 1966
• Attended Chattanooga State Technical Community College majoring in Electronics
• Graduate of Chattanooga State
• Attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga studying economics
• Second Missionary Baptist Church School of Evangelism, 2012

Family

• Married, wife Baseemah
• Four children, Aaliyah, Sandra, Malika, and Malik
• Four grandchildren, Malik, Ariel, Myles, and Langston
• Three great-grandchildren, Addisyn, Bentley, and Kambria

Career

• Retired from General Electric Corporation

Community Involvement

• House member of the 111th through 113th General Assemblies
• Chattanooga City Councilman, 19 years
• Chattanooga City School Board, 10 years
• Tennessee Board of Parole and Probation, 7 years
• Second Missionary Baptist Church, Deacon
• Chairman, Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 2016 – current
• Multiple community boards and civic involvements

Honors & Awards

• Breaking the Silence Honoree, 2018
• Second Missionary Baptist Church Spiritual Growth Service Award
• "Service Award" TN Human Rights Commission, 2009
• "Public Citizen of the Year" National Association of Social Workers, TN Chapter, 2007
• Various community and civic awards

External Links

• Legislator Information