Alhassan Suhuyini

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Hon.

Alhassan Saibu Suhuyini
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Tamale North Constituency
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byAlhassan Dahamani
Personal details
Born (1979-09-12) 12 September 1979 (age 41)
Tamale, Ghana
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Spouse(s)Hamdiya Amadu Yakubu
Children1
Alma materGhana Institute of Management and Public Administration
OccupationJournalist
Alhassan Saibu Suhuyini
Known for
  • "Alhaji and Alhaji" Talk Show

Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini (born 12 September 1979) is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist and politician. He belongs to the National Democratic Congress. He is currently a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Tamale North.

Education[]

He holds a B.Sc. Public Administration and an M.Sc. Development management from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.[1]

Career[]

His career as a radio presenter started at Diamond FM in Tamale before he moved to the capital of Ghana. He had brief stints with Citi FM and Metro TV in Accra before settling with Radio Gold. He was voted Talk Show Host of the year in 2011, 2012 and 2013 by Radio listeners in Ghana at the Ghana Radio and Television Personality Awards. In 2013 he was selected and sponsored by the South Korean government to tour South Korea as part of its Next Generational Leaders from Africa program. He was a delegate at the 2014 International Visitor Leadership Program, a United States Department of State professional exchange program.[2] He worked at Radio Gold in Accra, where he was the host of two of the station's flagship programs; the morning show called the "Gold Power Drive" and the weekend socio-economic and political current affairs program - Alhaji and Alhaji talk show.[3]

Political career[]

He was appointed in 2013 by president John Dramani Mahama as board member of Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). As of 2014 he was the Communications Manager for the National Hajj Council (Ghana).[4][5] He won the Tamale North seat by the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the 2016 General election to become the member of parliament. He won the seat by getting 21,280 votes representing 67.79% of the total number.[6]

Personal life[]

Suhuyini is a trained teacher. He married Hamdiya Amadu Yakubu Vorsky in 2013.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Sayibu, Suhuyini Alhassan". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  2. ^ "Two radio journalists attacked by Accra security personnel". Ifex. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Models Melt Journalist". News1Ghana. October 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ "More Ghanaian Hajj Pilgrims Return". GhanaNewsAgency. GhanaNewsAgency. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  5. ^ Nakadif Jnr. (29 September 2013). "Hajj Committee airlifts 1,900 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia". GNA. NewsAfrik. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  6. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Tamale North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. ^ "Alhassan Suhuyini Weds Hamdia". The Al-Hajj Newspaper. SpyGhana. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.


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