Suleman Adamu Sanid (born November 13, 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

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on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Early life and education

Suleman hails from Worikambo in the

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in the

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of Ghana. 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.

Career

Suleman was the acting Manager of Organizational Development and Management System at

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Political career

Suleman is a member of NPP. Until his election into the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, Suleman pulled 18,895 votes out of 37,478 representing 51.11% to beat his main contender of the National Democratic Congress, Kwasi Adusei who pulled 14,479 representing 9.16% in the 2016 General Election. He was re-elected in the 2020 Election to represent in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghan

https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Suleman-Adamu-Sanid-3136] He had 21,581 votes making 50.67% of the total votes whilst the National Democratic Congress (Ghana), NDC parliamentary candidate Kwasi Adusei had 19,013 votes making 44.64% of the total votes.

Committees

Suleman is the vice-chairperson of the Local Government and Rural Development Committee, a member of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee and also a member of the Privileges Committee.

Personal life

Suleman is married with three children He is a Christian.

References

Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021 1970 births Living people Ghanaian Muslims New Patriotic Party politicians Ghanaian MPs 2021–2025 {{Ghana-politician-stub