Issifu Ali
Issifu Ali | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Works and Housing | |
| In office 1966 – April 1969 | |
| Appointed by | Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Mahama |
| Succeeded by | E. A. Yeboah |
| Minister for Information | |
| In office 1969 – August 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Mahama |
| Succeeded by | T. D. Brodie-Mends |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1929 Wa,Gold Coast |
| Died | 9 April 2019 Accra |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | |
Alhaji Issifu Ali(born 21 May 1929 – 9 April 2019)[1][2]was aGhanaianpoliticianand former co-chairman of theNational Democratic Congress.[3]He served asCommissioner for Works and Housingfrom 1966 to April 1969[1]andCommissioner for Informationin 1969.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Ali is an indigene of Wa in theUpper West region of Ghana.He was born on 21 May 1929[1][5]atEnchiin theWestern region of Ghana.He had his early education from 1937 to 1941 at Wa. He studied at the Tamale Teacher training college for four years. And he furthered his education atSt. Andrews UniversityinScotlandwhere he graduated with a master's degree inPolitical EconomyandModern Historyfrom 1955 to 1958. He took a further course inAccountingand was conferred with Associate Chartered Accountant (A.C.A) England and Wales and Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries (A.C.I.S.).[1]
Career[edit]
Ali returned from theUnited KingdomtoGhanaand worked at the Casselton and Elliot group of Company which was a group of Chartered Accountants inAccra.Later, he resigned after two years, to take on the post of Chief Accountant at the Agricultural Credit and Co-operative Bank nowAgricultural Development Bank,from September 1965 until his appointment as commissioner. Ali was a board member of the Trustees for the Center for Civic Education now theNational Commission for Civic Educationand the Executive council for the Society for the Blind Ghana.[1]
Politics[edit]
In 1966, Ali was appointedcommissioner for Works and Housing.[1]He was also appointed commissioner for information nowMinistry of Informationin 1968.[4][6]On 1 August 1969, he quit his position as Commissioner of Information to engage inPolitics.He stated, he together with his colleagues of theNational Liberation Councildecided not to be executive members of the council while they still held on to their posts as commissioners of state.[7]Ali was one of the first co-chairmen of theNational Democratic Congress.[3][2]
Personal life[edit]
Ali's interests includes;reading,debatingandswimming.He enjoyed playingtennisas well, he was married with four children.[1]Ali was anAhmadi.[8]
Death[edit]
Ali was a member of the council of elders of theNational Democratic Congressbefore his death. He died on 9 April 2019 at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital after a short illness. He was buried at theKasoaAhmadiya Muslim cemetery.[2]
Former President ofGhana,Jerry John Rawlingsthe founder of theNational Democratic Congress,paid tribute to Ali who is a former Chairman of the Party.Jerry John Rawlingssaid "People like him (Issifu Ali) will have a red-carpet treatment in heaven. Ali was a man of integrity. Let’s not allow people of integrity and moral authority to fade out."[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abcdefgOcran, J. K. (6 August 1967).Sunday Mirror: Issue 730, August 6 1967.Graphic Communications Group.
- ^abc"NDC mourns former co-chairman Alhaji Ussifu Ali".Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.11 April 2019.Retrieved1 January2021.
- ^ab"Chronology for Ewe in Ghana".University of Maryland. Archived fromthe originalon 21 November 2014.Retrieved22 July2014.
- ^abService, British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring (1969).Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa.
- ^Towards Civil Rule in Ghana.State Publishing Corporation. 1968.
- ^Politicians and Soldiers in Ghana 1966-1972.1975. p. 91.
- ^Ofori, Henry (31 July 1969).Daily Graphic: Issue 5,857 July 31 1969.Graphic Communications Group.
- ^ab"Issifu Ali was a man of integrity – Rawlings mourns".www.ghanaweb.com.11 April 2019.Retrieved1 January2021.