Maj Dr. Alhaji Osmanu Karimu Azumah is a distinguished professional who has enjoyed a remarkable 41-year career, showcasing excellence in academia, military service, and international peacekeeping. His journey is defined by unwavering commitment and notable accomplishments in various fields.
Dr. Azumah holds a Doctor’s Degree in Philosophy (PhD) in Development Studies (Sociology), a Master’s degree in Procurement and Logistics Management (MPLM), and a first-degree in Management & Psychology (BA Hons). He is a certified Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) professional of AIBA and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) of PMI.
His educational odyssey began at Kulungungu Primary School and continued through Bawku Middle Boarding School, Business Secondary School in Tamale, La Bone Secondary School in Accra, and concluded at Nkumba University (Entebbe-Uganda) for his MPLM and PhD.
Starting his professional journey in the military, Maj. Azumah devoted 19 and a half years to the Ghana Armed Forces. Enlisted in the Ghana Military Academy in 1984, he ascended to the esteemed rank of Major, serving in diverse roles such as Troop Leader, Military Transport Officer (MTO), Regimental Signal Officer/Instructor, Adjutant, Squadron Leader, and Officer Commanding 2 Independent Recce Squadron and Regimental Second-in-Command of the Armoured Recce Regiment, Gondar Barracks, Accra.
His extensive military career included participation in United Nations Peacekeeping operations in Lebanon, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, showcasing leadership prowess in roles such as Troop Leader, Detachment Commander, and Deputy Commanding Officer. He also received training on Leopard Tank in Germany.
In 2004, Dr. Azumah transitioned to UN Civilian Service, serving for 16 and a half years. He contributed significantly as a Logistics/Contingent Owned Equipment Officer in Missions including UNSOS-Somalia, UNMISS-South Sudan, UNAMID-Darfur, and ESB/RSCE-Entebbe-Uganda. Dr. Azumah played a pivotal role in mission support planning, logistics coordination, management, execution, and administration of Missions’ COE programmes.
Dr. Azumah’s academic achievements culminate in an award-winning PhD study focusing on the challenges faced by smallholder farmers in the Bawku East District of Northern Ghana due to land acquisition. The Justice Involvement Transfer Land Acquisition (JITLA) model, born out of his research, aims to enhance the livelihood outcomes of vulnerable smallholder farmers in Bawku, Ghana, and Africa. This model, tested in Bawku West and Garu Districts, aims to address the negative impacts of the land acquisition process and improve the livelihood outcomes of smallholder farmers.
Beyond his professional and academic achievements, Dr. Azumah’s life story is punctuated by significant events, including surviving double-coordinated rocket fire ambushes by Talibans in Afghanistan, participating in combat or peace enforcement operations in ECOMOG operation Octopus – 1992/93, performing the Hajj pilgrimage in 1999, and being among the fortunate Kulungungu school pupils who escaped unhurt during the bomb/assassination attack on the late president Dr Kwame Nkrumah on 01 August 1962. Ultimately, Alhaji Dr. Osmanu Karimu Azumah stands out as an esteemed professional, possessing extensive expertise and experience across the realms of development studies, sociology, logistics, peacekeeping, and military affairs.
His substantial contributions have left a lasting impact on both national and international stages. Presently in retirement, he fulfills the role of a Regent in his village and is poised to be honored as a Divisional chief. Dr. Azumah’s global journeys have taken him to nearly every continent, where he engaged in military training, operations, business, duty, training, medical endeavors, holidays, and adventures—excluding South America.
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