Samson Deen | |
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| President of the African Paralympic Committee | |
| In office 2021–present | |
| Preceded by | First President |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ghana |
| Occupation | Hospitality &Sports Management Consultant |
Samson Deen is a Ghanaian Hospitality,Communication and Sports Management consultant since 2003 who founded the African Origin Travels and Sports Tourism,AOG Construction Services and African Origin Group of Companies in 2017. [1] He is currently the President of the African Paralympic Committee. [2] [3]
Deen started his professional career in 1999 in different administrative positions with African Vision Movement,an NGO in Liberia and Green Card Solutions in 2001,a US-based company in Ghana. He is the CEO of African Origin Travel &Sports Tourism,a company that won the best company in the Sports Tourism sector for the year 2013 at the National Tourism Awards. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Deen began his sports journey as the Director of Operations of King Faisal Babes F.C. in the year 2009 to 2012. [8] He was later appointed as a member of the Asante Kotoko S.C. African Cup Committee on 6 June 2012 and again in 2013 to assist in planning and participation of the clubs regional campaign. [9] [10] [11]
Deen was selected as the Head of the Transport Sub Committee of the Local Organizing Committee of the 2023 African Games happening in Ghana in March 2024. [12] [13] [14]
He was elected the President of the Ghana Para Powerlifting Association on 9 November 2017 to lead the development of the sports as president. On 6 July 2019,he was later elected as president of the Ghana Paralympic Committee. [15]
On 31 October 2021 he was elected president of the African Paralympic Committee. [16] [17]
As the president of the African Paralympic Committee he presided over the first-ever 2023 African Para Games which was held in Accra,Ghana in 2023. [18] [19]