Bashir Yahaya is a Sunni Muslim from Kaduna State. He is the Officer 1 of the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS), Ibadan, Oyo State and an E-tutor at Ahmadu Bello University Distance Learning Center. He holds an M. Sc in Political Science from the Kaduna State University.
Bashir hope to become a change advocate and champion in managing human relationships with focus on combating extremism, radicalization and hate speech through the Fellowship program.