The "Wild World" singer formally converted to Islam at the end of 1977, adopting the name Yusuf Islam the following year. He also largely abandoned his music career, though he resumed Yusuf Estes (born in 1944) is an American Muslim preacher and teacher who converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991. He was a Muslim Chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons through the 1990s. [1] . He was a Muslim delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held at the U.N. in September 2000. [1] The Catholic Priest Converts to Islam. I Follow Him and Submit Myself to God. My Wife and My Father Follow and Convert to Islam. Phenomenon of Priests Converting to Islam. Advice Regarding Seeking the Truth. Video Lecture: Cool Islam. Yusuf (nicknamed Skip in later years) was actually a businessman and a missionary type preacher before entering into Islam in July of 1991. He changed his name to Yusuf after becoming Muslim. Yusuf studied various religious cults along with Metaphysics, numerology and astrology in the early 1960s. Yusuf Estes (born: Joseph Estes, 1944), is an American Islamic preacher and chaplain from Texas. [2] Estes converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991. He has served as a Muslim chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons during the 1990s, and has served as a delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held 7. 8. 9. K. Share. Save. 331K views 10 years ago. Yusuf Estes the American Ex-Preacher tell his full story of how he and his whole family (& his father which was a preacher too) converted to Yusuf Estes (born Joseph Estes, 1944) is an American preacher from Texas who converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991. He was a Muslim Chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons through the 1990s, and served a delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held at the U.N. in September 2000. Yusuf Estes (born Joseph Estes)- American preacher and founder of Guide US TV. Yusuf Estes F. Alys Faiz (formerly Alys George)- human rights and peace activist; converted at the time of her marriage to Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Amanda Figueras - Spanish journalist for El Mundo and a writer. Yusuf Islam, originally known as Cat Stevens, an English musician with multiple platinum hits to his credit, while he was still in his 20s, famously converted to Islam in 1977 following years of spiritual awakening and initially renounced his musical career altogether, not only changing his name, but also actively promoting Islam in public EPS4.