Board of Directors

Ambassador Prof. Dr. Hamid Ahamed Kanneh, PhD

Founder and Chairman

Ambassador Prof. Dr. Hamid Ahamed Kanneh is a humanitarian and community-development professional with more than 36 years of experience in national and international humanitarian and development work.

Throughout his career, he has worked with and alongside institutions including the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP).

His humanitarian experience spans Sierra Leone, Mali, Chad, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Guinea and Liberia, as well as engagement with international organizations across the Middle East and Asia.

As Founder and Chairman of ARCS, he provides strategic leadership in advancing humanitarian action, protecting human dignity and strengthening vulnerable communities across Africa.

Mrs. Nagwan Sheku Koroma

Executive Secretary and Personal Assistant to the Chairman

Mrs. Nagwan Sheku Koroma is an experienced humanitarian logistics professional with more than 15 years of expertise and a distinguished working career spanning approximately 28 years.

Her professional background includes humanitarian supply-chain management, procurement, warehousing and inventory control, fleet management, transportation, import and export operations, emergency response, accounting, project management and executive secretarial duties.

Mrs. Koroma holds a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from Ain Shams University and a professional certification in Humanitarian Logistics from the Fritz Institute. Before transitioning into humanitarian logistics, she worked as a teacher of English Language and English Literature.

Dr. Salisu Isma’il

Board Member, Country Director and Deputy Secretary-General

Dr. Salisu Isma’il is an accomplished consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, university lecturer, humanitarian practitioner and institutional leader with extensive experience in clinical medicine, medical education, community service and humanitarian relief.

He serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences at Federal University Dutse. He is also a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Rasheed Shekoni University Teaching Hospital in Dutse, Nigeria.

He previously served as Head of the Department of Surgery and Dean of the Faculty of Clinical Sciences. He is a former President of the Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) and presently chairs its Special Projects Committee and leads the IMAN Save Heart initiative in Nigeria.

Dr. Isma’il also serves as Regional Director of the Federation of Islamic Medical Associations (FIMA) for West and Central Africa and is a founding Board Member of the Global Council for Islamic Biomedical Ethics. He has participated in more than 45 national and international conferences and workshops, and his work has been published in national and international journals.

Ahmad Muisse Ngah Noah

Board Director and Director, Cameroon Office

Ahmad Muisse Ngah Noah is a humanitarian, administrative and international-cooperation professional with experience in programme oversight, project planning, finance, public relations and institutional coordination.

He has served as Finance Manager with the Humanitarian Association for Development and held project-management responsibilities involving proposal development, project follow-up, reporting and administration. His earlier professional experience includes service with the FIFA Development Office for Central Africa and as Director of the President's Office at the Cameroon Football Federation.

Mr. Muisse previously worked at Cameroon's Ministry of External Relations, where his responsibilities included relations with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, preparation for international meetings, official correspondence, briefing notes and coordination of international programmes. His humanitarian experience also includes orphan care, procurement and public relations.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from the International University of Africa and communicates fluently in French, Arabic and English.

Dr. Hawah Osman

Board Director, Ghana

Dr. Hawah Osman serves on the Board of Directors of the African Red Crescent Society (ARCS), representing Ghana and supporting the organization's humanitarian governance and strategic direction.

Her full approved professional biography will be added following institutional confirmation.

Sheikh Abdullah Osman Ba

Position: Board Member | Country: Senegal

Sheikh Abdullah Osman Ba is a Senegalese humanitarian, educator, Islamic scholar and community-development leader with decades of experience in humanitarian service, charitable programmes, education and social development.

He studied the Holy Qur’an, Arabic language and Islamic jurisprudence and later completed higher studies in Arabic Language and Literature at the University of Dakar in 1984.

His humanitarian experience includes service with the Kuwait Zakat House office in Dakar, where he worked with orphan-support programmes and subsequently served as Head of Projects. He also served on a national committee under Senegal’s Ministry of Education concerned with Arabic-language and religious-education programmes in government schools.

He has extensive experience in humanitarian development, social action and community engagement and speaks Arabic, French, Fulani and Wolof.

Governance: The Governing Board is responsible for strategic oversight, fiduciary responsibility, organizational risk, ethics, safeguarding and accountability. Additional current Board member profiles will be added as their approved biographies and photographs are confirmed.