Superintendent Ibrahim Imam Haafiz

• National Imam/ Dept Head Religious Affairs Unit
• Ghana Immigration Service

Superintendent Ibrahim Imam Haafiz is a Security and International Affairs analyst. He works for the Ghana Immigration Service in the Religious Affairs Department, where he provides spiritual leadership and guidance to the personnel. His role focuses on promoting moral values, fostering unity, supporting the well-being of the staff, helping to create a positive and ethically sound working environment across the Service.
He also is attached to troops on deployments and operations, conducting pre-deployment and post-deployment debriefings as well as building camaraderie and teamwork within units. He supports other units such as the intelligence and Anti Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons Unit.

Prior to his current position, Supt. Haafiz served at the Gonokrom Sector Command, as the Border Patrol Commander. In this capacity, he played a critical role in protecting Ghana’s borders where he was responsible for overseeing border security operations. The border patrols are the first line of defense against issues such as smuggling, human trafficking, and irregular migration. He was deeply involved in enforcing immigration laws, implementing border security strategies and safeguarding national security by preventing undocumented migration and illegal cross-border activities.

Supt. Ibrahim Imam Haafiz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Resource Development and Political Science from the University of Ghana. He further enhanced his expertise with a Master of Arts in International Affairs from Legon Centre for international Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD), gaining a comprehensive understanding of both local and global challenges related to International Affairs including but not limited to migration and national security. His diverse experience, which combines operations with spiritual leadership, positions him as a key figure in the Ghana Immigration Service’s efforts to maintain border security while supporting the moral and spiritual needs of its personnel.