25 MANAGING ART COLLECTIONS: from ancient to contemporary GHANA Abubakari Iddrisu Saeed Mr. Abubakari Iddrisu Saeed was engaged as a Cultural Assistant Grade I in 1989 as the Acting District Cultural Officer responsible to preserve, promote, develop and disseminate the cultural heritage of Zabzugu District. He obtained his First Degree in 1987 at the University of Ghana and transferred to the Northern Regional Directorate, Tamale and promoted to the grade of Senior Cultural Officer and designated Acting Regional Administrative Officer and Research Officer among others. He was promoted to the grade of Principal Cultural Officer in 2010 and subsequently pursued Master of Science degree in Development Management at the University for Development Studies and graduated in 2015, after which he was promoted to the grade of Deputy Director in 2017, as Acting Regional Director in 2019 and to the grade of Regional Director for Northern Region in 2021.He is also a Board Member of Red Clay, Savannah Centre for Contemporary Arts (SCCA) and Nkrumah Volni (allin Tamale). He is good team player and passionate to learn new things and promote and protect both tangible and intangible heritage. He participated in the UNESCO-Cooperative Integrated Project on Savannah Eco-Systems of Ghana (CIPSEG) Project in Northern Region on the use of the belief and indigenous knowledge systems to rejuvenate degraded lands. He works with tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the people of Northern Region engaging as well in activities related to the enhancement and exhibition of culinary culture, clothing and crafts. Regional Director at the Centre for National Culture, Tamale, Ghana
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