Dr Alhassan Iddrisu Replaces Prof. Kobina Annim as Govt Statistician
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr Alhassan Iddrisu as the Acting Government Statistician.
He replaces Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim while his appointment is pending consultations with the Council of State.
Dr Alhassan Iddrisu is a seasoned economist and accomplished public sector leader with a distinguished career in Ghana’s Ministry of Finance.
He currently serves as the Director of the Economic Strategy and Research Division, where he provides technical guidance for the preparation of the Ghana Macroeconomic Outlook Report and contributes to the National Budget and Economic Policy.
Dr Iddrisu also represents the Ministry on several governing boards, public councils, and inter-ministerial technical committees, where his expertise influences key policy decisions on economic governance and development strategy.
He has held multiple senior positions at the Director level, including as Director of, the Economic Research and Forecasting Division (ERFD) from 2013 to 2019, where he supervised national macroeconomic modelling and long-term forecasting; and as Acting Director of, the Real Sector Division between 2010 and 2013, where he led research and analysis on sectoral growth and productivity trends.
He is also a part-time lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, and a former consultant to Oxfam GB and the World Bank,
Dr Iddrisu holds a PhD in International Development Studies from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan; a Master of Public Administration (Public and Economic Policy) from the London School of Economics; an MPhil in Economics; and a BA in Economics with French from the University of Ghana.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
