Susanna Al-Hassan

Susanna Al-Hassan
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Northern Region
In office
1960–1966
Provisional National Defence Council Member
In office
1984–1987
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Minister of Social Affairs and Community Development
In office
1963–1966
PresidentKwame Nkrumah
Personal details
Born(1927-11-20)20 November 1927
Died17 January 1997(1997-01-17) (aged 69)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyConvention People's Party
Alma materAchimota School
OccupationAuthor
First female Minister of State in Ghana

Susanna Al-Hassan or Susan Alhassan (27 November 1927 – 17 January 1997) was a Ghanaian author and politician, who in 1961 became Ghana's first female to be appointed minister.[1] She was the first African woman to hold a cabinet portfolio[2][3] and became the member of parliament for the then Northern Region parliamentary constituency between 1960 and 1966. She also wrote several children's books.

  1. ^ "Socio-cultural implications for women and leadership". Cultural News. National Commission on Culture. 2007-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  2. ^ Kwame, Stephen (2010). An African Living with Depression in America. iUniverse. p. 168. ISBN 978-1450220163.
  3. ^ "Susanna Al-Hassan, the first northern female hero who helped in the struggle for independence". Ghanaian Museum. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-02-07.