Alhassan Musah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Kumbungu Constituency under the membership of the National Democratic Congress.

Early life and education

Alhassan was born on 6 June 1953. He attended Tamale Technical Institute where he obtained his City & Guilds Certificate. He worked as a teacher before going into politics and subsequently became a Member of Parliament for the Kumbungu Constituency in the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

Politics

Alhassan began his political career in 1992 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to represent the Kumbungu constituency in the Northern region of Ghana prior to the commencement of the

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 December 1992, the first since 1979. Voter turnout was just 28.1% amidst a boycott by opposition parties, who had claimed the preceding presidential elections in November – won by former military ...

. He was sworn into the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993 after being pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian election held on 29 December 1992. He lost his candidacy to his fellow party comrade Alhaji Muhammed Mumuni who succeeded him by defeating Saeed Ahmed Abdallah of the

Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Convention (UG ...

at the

1996 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 1996. In the presidential election, incumbent Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was reelected in a single round, defeating John Kufuor of the Great Alliance (led by Kufuor ...

s. Muhammed polled 48.60% of the total valid votes cast which was equivalent to 13,495 votes while Saeed polled 27.00% which was equivalent to 7,498 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Musah, Alhassan Living people 1953 births Ghanaian MPs 1993–1997 Politicians from Northern Region (Ghana) National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians