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Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana

Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli[1] sometimes Hassan Tampuli, is a Ghanaian politician, lawyer, energy expert and member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Gushegu Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[2][3] He is the current Deputy Minister for Transport.[4][5][6]

Hon. Alhaji
Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana
Member of Parliament for Gushegu Constituency, Deputy Minister for Transports
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Personal details
Born
Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana

(1976-05-27) 27 May 1976 (age 48)
Zinindo, Ghana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
OccupationPolitician
CommitteesStanding Orders Committee; Communications Committee; Appointments Committee; Business Committee

In 2018, he was the head of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).[7]

Early life and education

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Sulemana was born on 27 May, 1976 in Gushegu in the Northern Region of Ghana,[8] and hails from Zinindo in the Northern region of Ghana. He completed his O Level in 1994 graduating from the University of Ghana with a bachelor's degree in business administration.[9] Upon graduation, he was employed as an administrator at the National Service Scheme. He rose to become the Deputy Head of Human Resource and later acted as the Director of Postings.[9] He further had his DPA in Public Administration in 2002. He later obtained his bachelor's degree in Public Administration in 2005.

Tampuli took leave from the service to pursue a law degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ghana. He again had his LLB in General Law in 2009. After his two years of faculty education, he was admitted to the Ghana School of Law. He was called to the Ghana Bar in 2011. He traveled to the United States to further his legal education in 2013. Tampuli graduated from the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University with a Master of Laws degree in energy and environmental law.[9][10]

Career

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After earning his master's degree, he returned to the National Service Scheme and established the Legal Department in April 2014. He headed the department until 2015,[11] when he resigned from the service to co-found the corporate law firm, East-bridge Associates.[9] While at the National Service Scheme, he was a visiting lecturer on constitutional law at the Faculty of Law of the Wisconsin International University College from 2014 to 2015. He resigned from the university in order to engage fully with his private law practice.[10] Hassan worked with the Energy and Natural Resource Practice Group of the law firm Bentsi – Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah as an associate lawyer.[9]

Among Tampuli's legal cases is his advocacy for the release of Lebanese-Ghanaian pilot, journalist, and author Samih Daboussi, who had been detained by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) in September 2016 for a period beyond what the Ghanaian constitution allowed.[12][13] Daboussi had published a book titled 59 years of Ghana to Nowhere: The Future is Now,[14] in which he detailed some activities of functionaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as well as then-president John Dramani Mahama.[12][15] Some sympathizers of the NDC felt that comments about members of the NDC in the book were offensive and lodged a complaint at the BNI. Daboussi was arrested at Kotoka International Airport upon returning from a trip to Lebanon. His house was searched without warrant by the BNI and copies of his books were seized.[14][16] The BNI reported that Samih was arrested because his conduct and activities were considered offensive to the president. Tampuli reported that he had been denied access to his client. A social media campaign ensued on Twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #FreeFadiNow seeking the release of Daboussi.[15] Daboussi was released after his bail application was granted.[17]

National Petrolium Authority

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From 2017 to 2021, Tampuli served as Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority.[18]

Politics

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Tampuli is a member of the NPP and currently the MP for the Gusheigu Constituency in the Northern region.[10] Prior to the 2016 Ghanaian general election, he was a member of the party's manifesto Subcommittee on Energy, and the Transition Subcommittee on Energy.[9] In January 2017, he was appointed as the acting and later substantive head of the National Petroleum Authority. He succeeded Moses Asaga who had served as the head of the authority since 2013.[10][9][19]

In the 2020 Ghanaian elections, he won the parliamentary seat with 30,401 votes whilst the NDC parliamentary aspirant Mohammed Yussif Malimali had 28,055 votes and the NDP parliamentary candidate Abdulai Abdul-Razak had 250 votes.[20][21]

Committees

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Tampuli is a member of the Standing Orders Committee, also a member of the Business Committee and also a member of the Appointments Committee.[10][22]

Personal life

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Suleman is a Muslim.[9][23]

Philanthropy

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In February 2021, Sulemana pledged to build a palace in the Kpatinga Traditional area.[24]

Honours and awards

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  • 2018 Outstanding Petroleum CEO – 9th Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards
  • 2018 Special Recognition Award on Leadership - Ghana Oil and Gas Award
  • Best CEO of the year 2018 – Northern Excellence Awards.
  • Best Quality Leadership Award - European Society for Quality Research (ESQR) Awards 2018.
  • Awarded the 2018 Best Quality Leadership Award in Gold category at the ESQR's awards ceremony in Las Vegas, USA in December 2018
  • Award of Honor 2018 – Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Downstream Energy Awards
  • Outstanding Policy Initiative – Ghana Oil and Gas Awards 2017.
  • Africa's Downstream Regulator of the Year – Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Downstream Energy Awards, 2017.
  • Outstanding Policy – 2017 Climate and Clean Air Awards. Awarded by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition for implementing the use of low Sulphur fuels in Ghana in July 2017 at Bonn, Germany.

References

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  1. ^ "Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  2. ^ "Sulemana,Tampuli Alhassan". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  3. ^ Abedu-Kennedy, Dorcas (2021-01-07). "Meet the retiring MPs from the 7th Parliament". Adomonline. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  4. ^ "Akufo-Addo not mandated to give reasons for sacking appointees - Alhassan Tampuli". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  5. ^ "Akufo-Addo to deputy ministers: Justify your selection, be loyal - Asaase Radio". Asaaseradio. 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  6. ^ "We're committed to 20% expenditure cut- government on e-levy debate - Finance Minister - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  7. ^ "Ebony was a moving target for me – Hassan Tampuli". Ghana Web. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  8. ^ "Lawyer Tampuli Heads NPA". Peace FM Online. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "NPA - Hassan Tampuli". National Petroleum Authority. 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Member of Parliament". Parliament Of Ghana.
  11. ^ "Hassan Tampuli".
  12. ^ a b "Hassan Tampuli appointed acting CEO of NPA". Ghana Guardian. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  13. ^ Larnyoh, Magdalene Teiko (26 September 2016). "Fadi's arrest not politically motivated". Pulse. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  14. ^ a b Larnyoh, Magdalene Teiko (26 September 2016). "Find out why the BNI arrested Fadi Daboussi". Pulse. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  15. ^ a b "Fadi Daboussi's lawyer threatens to sue BNI". Ghana Web. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  16. ^ "BNI frees Fadi Daboussie". My Joy Online. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  17. ^ Larnyoh, Magdalene Teiko (26 September 2016). "BNI grants Fadi Daboussi bail". Pulse.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  18. ^ "Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid appointed NPA Chief Executive". NPA. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  19. ^ "Juwel Energy not suspended – NPA". Citi Newsroom. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  20. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Gusheigu Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  21. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Gushiegu". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  22. ^ "Tampuli, Sosu, others join Appointments Committee in Parliament". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  23. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  24. ^ "Gushegu MP pledges to construct a befitting palace for Kpatinga". The Daily Statesman Newspaper. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
Political offices
Preceded by National Petroleum Authority of Ghana
January 2017 – 		Incumbent
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