Mariam Iddrisu
{{Short description|Ghanaian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = File:Mariam Iddrisu.png
| nationality = Ghanaian
| name = Mariam Iddrisu
| alma_mater = Tamale Technical University
| party = New Patriotic Party
| office = Mayor (Municipal Chief Executive) Sagnarigu Municipality
}}
Mariam Iddrisu is the Mayor (Municipal Chief Executive) of Sagnarigu Municipality in Ghana's Northern Region.{{Cite web|title=MCE – Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly|url=https://sagnariguassemblygh.com/mce/|access-date=2020-10-10|language=en-US}}
Education
Mariam Iddrisu attended the Ghana Senior High School, in Tamale from 1997 to 1999.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-25 |title=MCE – Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly |url=http://sagnariguassemblygh.com/mce/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125042832/http://sagnariguassemblygh.com/mce/ |archive-date=25 November 2020 |url-status=dead}} She was subsequently enrolled at the Tamale Technical University (formerly known as the Tamale Polytechnic) where she obtained HND in Secretaryship and Management from 2001 to 2003. Then to University of Cape Coast with Bachelor’s degree in Management Studies 2007 -2009. She later obtained a Master of Philosophy degree in Community Health and Development from the University for Development Studies, Tamale from 2012 - 2014. In 2014 she and Mahama Saaka published "Patterns and determinants of essential newborn care practices in rural areas of northern Ghana" which recommended that the country's newborn care should be extended from medical centre into wider community.{{Cite web |title=Patterns and determinants of essential newborn care practices in rural areas of northern Ghana |url=https://catalog.ihsn.org/citations/75505 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=catalog.ihsn.org}}
Career
She was a former Senior Executive Officer of Ghana Health Service in 2005. She was appointed as the youngest mayor in Ghana for the Sagnarigu Municipality in 2017. Over 260 people have similar positions in Ghana but only 36 of them are women.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-13 |title=Hon. Mariam Iddrisu, the MCE of Sagnarigu, deserves to be celebrated |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/Hon-Mariam-Iddrisu-the-MCE-of-Sagnarigu-deserves-to-be-celebrated-633838 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}} In 2019 she was one of the Vice Presidents of the Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA - West Africa), which seeks to increase women’s leadership in local communities across Africa.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-21 |title=Sagnarigu MCE gets International post to champion course of women and children |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Sagnarigu-MCE-gets-International-post-to-champion-course-of-women-and-children-716792 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-11-22 |title=With REFELA, we saw small steps for women and a big leap for equality |url=https://africities.org/with-refela-we-saw-small-steps-for-women-and-a-big-leap-for-equality/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Africities The most important democratic gathering in Africa |language=en-US}} Prior to being elected as a Mayor, she worked as administrative staff and later Public Health Officer with the Ghana Health Service, and has authored research on women’s health in local communities.{{Cite journal |last1=Saaka |first1=Mahama |last2=Iddrisu |first2=Mariam |date=2014-03-11 |title=Patterns and Determinants of Essential Newborn Care Practices in Rural Areas of Northern Ghana |journal=International Journal of Population Research |language=en |volume=2014 |pages=e404387 |doi=10.1155/2014/404387 |issn=2090-4029 |doi-access=free }}
She was also elected as the National Women Caucus President of NALAG( National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana) from 2019 to 2021.
In 2019 as Vice-President of the Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa and as Mayor she went to eThekwini in South Africa to attend the World Congress of United Cities and Local Governments and World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders. She presented on the subject of intergenerational peace and solidarity.{{Cite web |title=Highlights and images of main proceedings for 15 November 2019 |url=https://enb.iisd.org/events/world-congress-united-cities-and-local-governments-and-world-summit-local-and-regional-4 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin |language=en}}
She is a member of the New Patriotic Party.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-01 |title=Sagnarigu MCE appointed as N/R NPP campaign team member representing of all Mayors(MMDCEs)in Northern Region |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Sagnarigu-MCE-appointed-part-of-NPP-campaign-team-N-R-1048210 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}
Family life
She is married to Alhaji Engr. Mohammed Habib Abdallah with six children.{{Cite web |title=MCE – Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly |url=https://sagnariguassemblygh.com/mce/ |access-date=2021-05-27 |language=en-US}}
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Category:21st-century Ghanaian women politicians
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:New Patriotic Party politicians
Category:Ghana Senior High School (Tamale) alumni
Category:Politicians from Northern Region (Ghana)