Suleman Adamu Sanid

Hon. Suleman Adamu Sanid
Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano North Constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 January 2021
Personal details
Born	Suleman Adamu Sanid (1970-11-13) 13 November 1970 (age 54) Worikambo, Ghana
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Occupation	Politician
Committees	Local Government and Rural Development Committee; Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee and Privileges Committee

Suleman Adamu Sanid (born 13 November 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Ahafo Ano North Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Early life and education

Suleman hails from Worikambo in the Garu-Tempane District in the Upper East region of Ghana. ^[1] He had his WAEC Ordinary-Level in 1988. He also holds MBA (Marketing) from the Central University in Accra; BA (History), University of Ghana - Legon in 1997. ^[1]

Career

Suleman was the acting Manager of Organizational Development and Management System at Volta River Authority. ^[1]

Political career

Sulemana is a member of the New Patriotic Party and represented the Ahafo Ano North constituency in the Seventh and Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. ^[1]

2016 election

Suleman is a member of the NPP. ^[6] Until his election into the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, Suleman polled 18,895 votes out of 37,478 representing 51.11%, to beat his main contender of the National Democratic Congress, Kwasi Adusei who polled 14,479 representing 9.16% in the 2016 Ghanaian general election. ^[7]

2020 election

He was re-elected in the 2020 Ghanaian general election to represent in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. ^{[1] [2]} He had 21,581 votes making 50.67% of the total votes, while the NDC parliamentary candidate Kwasi Adusei had 19,013 votes making 44.64% of the total votes. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Committees

Suleman is the vice-chairperson of the Local Government and Rural Development Committee, ^[11] a member of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee ^[12] and also a member of the Privileges Committee. ^{[1] [13]}

Personal life

Suleman is married with three children ^[14] He is a Christian. ^[1] His children are named Wintima, Yelsom and Seli. His wife is named Yorm Abra Sanid.

References

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4. "Ottawa Statement of Commitment – IPCI" . Retrieved 3 February 2022.
5. "HOME - Ahafo Ano North Municipal Assembly". www.aanma.gov.gh. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
6. "Dr Nsiah-Asare supports NPP campaign in Ahafo Ano North constituency". AsempaNews.com. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
7. FM, Peace. "Ahafo Ano North Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
8. "Ahafo Ano North – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report" . Retrieved 3 February 2022.
9. FM, Peace. "Ahafo Ano North Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
10. "Parliamentary Results for Ahafo Ano North". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
11. "Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government Inspects GHc17m SRCC Administration Block Construction At Damongo". Savannah Regional Coordinating Council. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
12. "Poverty is a threat to national security – says B.T Baba". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
13. Ennin, Richard. "Poverty is a threat to national security – B.T Baba". www.gna.org.gh. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
14. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Sanid, Adamu Suleman". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.