Alhassan Andani (born 24 November 1960) is a

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economist and grandson of Naa Andani who ruled

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in the colonial era. He serves as the current chief executive director of

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. He holds the position of Chairman of Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, Chairman of SOS Children's Villages

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and serves on the board of

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. Alhassan Andani is Independent Non-Executive Director of the company. Mr Andani is currently

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and executive director of Stanbic Bank Ghana; the board chairperson of the Ghana Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), a director of SOS Villages

, and has held other corporate directorships in the past. He holds BSc (Agriculture),

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...

; MA (Banking and Finance), Finafrica Institute in Italy.

Early life and education

Andani was born in Banvim a suburb of

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on November 24, 1960. He attended one of the most prestigious senior high schools in the north, called Ghana Senior High School. He then proceeded to the

where he earned a 4-year undergraduate degree in

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. He holds a master's degree in Banking and Finance from Finafrica Institute in

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. Andani is also an

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of the

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Strategic Leadership Programme, and holds an International Management Certificate from INSEAD, Chartered Bank.

Career

Andani began his career at the then SSB Bank Limited in 1984, and then rose through the ranks to become the regional project manager in the Upper Regions in 1987. He was a deputy managing director of

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Bank Ghana before joining Stanbic Bank. Currently, he is the chairman of the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, chairman of SOS Children's Villages

and chief executive officer and executive director at Stanbic Bank Ghana Ltd. He was also appointed by

as an independent non-executive director to its board of directors on August 1, 2016. He sits on the board of several companies, amongst them are Savana Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), JA International Group Of Companies,

Savannah Accelerated Development Authority Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) is a Government of Ghana agency responsible for coordinating a comprehensive development agenda for the savanna ecological zones comprising the three northernmost regions and stretches of Brong Ah ...

(SADA), Ghana Home Loans Company Limited, TV Africa, and

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(Ghana) Limited.

Kinship

On May 14, 2018, Andani was enskinned as the chief of Pishigu in the northern region. He is the grandson of Naa Andani, who ruled

in the colonial era. Due to his lineage, he is legally qualified according to the customs and

tradition A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays or ...

s to be enskined the chief of Pishigu.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andani, Alhassan Ghanaian economists University of Ghana alumni 1960 births Living people People from Tamale, Ghana Ghanaian Muslims Ghana Senior High School (Tamale) alumni