Suhuyini Sayibu Alhassan

Before politics, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini was a radio host: listeners voted him Talk Show Host of the Year at the Radio and Television Personality Awards three years running, in 2011, 2012 and 2013. In 2025 President John Mahama made him Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways.

Early life and education

He was born on 12 September 1979 in Tamale and is Dagomba. He attended Ghana Secondary School in Tamale, trained as a teacher and earned a BSc in Public Administration and an MSc in Development Management at GIMPA.

Broadcasting

He started on Diamond FM in Tamale, worked briefly at Citi FM and Metro TV in Accra, and made his name on Radio Gold, where he hosted the morning show Gold Power Drive and the weekend current-affairs programme Alhaji and Alhaji. He took part in South Korea's Next Generation Leaders from Africa programme in 2013 and the US International Visitor Leadership Program in 2014.

Politics

President Mahama put him on the board of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority in 2013. He won the Tamale North seat for the National Democratic Congress in 2016 with 67.8 per cent of the vote and has held it since, taking 28,521 votes in 2024. He has sat on Parliament's Appointments Committee. Mahama nominated him as Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways in February 2025, and he was vetted on 26 February 2025.

Family

He married Hamdiya Amadu Yakubu in 2013. He is a Muslim.