Alhassan Suhuyini

Alhassan Saibu Suhuyini
Born Suhuyini
Tamale, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Occupation
  • Broadcast journalist
  • Teacher
Known for
  • Talk Show Host of the year
  • "Alhaji and Alhaji" talk show
Religion Islam
Spouse(s) Hamdiya Amadu Yakubu Vorsky

Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist who works at Radio Gold in Accra, where he is the host of two of the station's flagship programs; the morning show called the "Gold Power Drive" and the weekend socio-economic and political current affairs program - Alhaji and Alhaji talk show.[1][2]

Career

His career as a radio presenter started at Diamond FM in Tamale before he moved to the capital of Ghana. He had brief stints with Citi FM and Metro TV in Accra before settling with Radio Gold. He was voted Talk Show Host of the year in 2011, 2012 and 2013 by Radio listeners in Ghana at the Ghana Radio and Television Personality Awards. In 2013 he was selected and sponsored by the South Korean government to tour South Korea as part of its Next Generational Leaders from Africa program. He was a delegate at the 2014 International Visitor Leadership Program, a United States Department of State professional exchange program. He was appointed in 2013 by president John Dramani Mahama as board member of Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). As of 2014 he was the Communications Manager for the National Hajj Council (Ghana).[3][4]

Personal life

Suhuyini is a trained teacher. He holds a B.Sc. Public Administration and an M.Sc. Development management from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. He married Hamdiya Amadu Yakubu Vorsky in 2014.[5]

References

  1. "Models Melt Journalist". News1Ghana. October 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. "Two radio journalists attacked by Accra security personnel". Ifex. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. "More Ghanaian Hajj Pilgrims Return". GhanaNewsAgency. GhanaNewsAgency. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  4. Nakadif Jnr. (29 September 2013). "Hajj Committee airlifts 1,900 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia". GNA. NewsAfrik. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. "Alhassan Suhuyini Weds Hamdia". The Al-Hajj Newspaper. SpyGhana. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.


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