Yado Yakub is the husband of American journalist and Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan. Besides his title as the partner of Margaret, Yado is also a lawyer and a former Marine Corps officer. He worked as a lawyer under President Joe Biden, who then was the senator from Delaware. He then joined the Marine Corps, and after his discharge, he came and started his own consulting agency.
Early Life and Education
Yado Yakub has not revealed much about his early life, but he is of Syrian origin and has been living in the United States throughout his life. Like any parents, Yado’s parents valued education, so they made sure that their son went to the best schools, and after high school, he proceeded to college for his bachelor’s degree.
Yado joined the University of Virginia, where he studied political science. It is unclear if Yado participated in co-curricular activities, but he was a brilliant student in terms of academics. After his political science degree, Yado became interested in law; as such, he enrolled for a law degree.
Professional Career
After completing his college education, Yado Yakub worked as a clerk. He also worked as a legislative correspondent to Joe Biden, who then was a senator. During this time, Yado helped draft various laws, including foreign and domestic policies. After that, he proceeded to join the Marine Corps and came back to start a consulting agency. His consulting agency is called Y2 Global Advisory, and he has been running the agency for over a decade and helps with various cases, including legislative law.
Yado’s Love Story
Yado and Margaret met for the first time in 1998; at the time, Yado was a senior while Margaret was a junior. They did not kick it off immediately. While in an interview, they mentioned that they would have never dated each other in college. Yakub thought that Margaret was too conservative, while Margaret thought that Yado was a bit wild. They kept seeing each other in college, but no one ever made a move.
Fifteen years later, the two met and started having a conversation. In no time, the two were dating, and they got engaged the following year. The couple has been married for close to a decade, and their love for each other keeps growing day in and day out.
Children
Yado and his wife Margaret are parents to two beautiful children; the couple welcomed their first child, Eamon, in September 2018. Upon the arrival of her son, Yado’s wife took to her social media pages and mentioned how happy and overwhelmed while receiving her first bundle of joy.
The couple then welcomed their second-born Malek Murphy in 2021.
Yado and his wife have demanding jobs, but despite this, they have always been there for their children. They also create time to have some family time. Yado might become a father in his forties, but he has a lot to offer to his lovely sons. Besides, he is doing well as a father and a businessman.
