At-Large City Council Member, Executive Director of Grants and Contracts at Meharry Medical College

Zulfat was elected as an at-large council member in September 2019. With over 34 thousand votes from a diverse population, she became the first Muslim elected to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the first immigrant elected to an at-large position. She is the first Muslim woman elected in the State of Tennessee and the first Nigerian woman elected to any office in the United States. On council, councilmember Suara has been a fierce advocate for human rights while serving as chair of the Affordable Housing Committee, chair of the Education Committee, Vice-chair of the Budget Committee, and Member of the Audit, and Personnel/Public Relations committees.