Asoma Banda | |
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| Born | Asoma Abu Banda 21 June 1933 Kintampo, Ghana |
| Died | 1 March 2025 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | CEO of the Antrak Group of Companies |
| Title | Alhaji Dr. |
| Spouse | Cassandra Aisha Banda [1] |
| Children | 12 |
Alhaji Asoma Abu Banda (also spelt Asumah Banda) was a Ghanaian businessman and philanthropist who was chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Antrak Group of Companies. [2] [3] [4] [5] He was the first Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, serving from 2010 to 2023 [6] [7]
Banda was born in June 1933 and hailed from Kintampo in the former Brong Ahafo Region, currently in the Bono East Region. [8] He attended the Government Boys in Kumasi. [9] He further had his Ordinary and Advanced Level certificate and also diploma in Marketing/ Sales Management in London. [10]
In 2010, Banda was the Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba. [11]
He was the Executive Chairman of Antrak Air; Executive Chairman of Antrak Express Limited; President of Ship Owners and Agents Association of Ghana; board chairman of Meridian Port Services Limited. Banda was also a board member of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Ghana Maritime Authority and The Ghana Shippers’ Council. [12]
Banda was a member of the Convention People's Party. [2] He was also a former chairman of the People's Convention Party. [2] He was also a former member of the Council of State. [13] [14]
In 2013, his wife Cassandra Aisha Banda filed for a divorce. [15] He had a second wife by the name Edwina Baaba Coussey Banda. [16] He also had two sons called Fadel Asuma Banda, [17] and Jamel Banda. [18] He had two sisters called Hajia Shatta Abu Banda and Hajia Meeli Banda. [19] He had 12 children. [8]
Banda was a Muslim. [20] He died in Accra on 1 March 2025, at the age of 92. [21] [22]
A mosque was built in his name called the Alhaji Banda's Mosque. [23] [24]