Abiba Zakariah

Commissioner of Insurance, Ghana

Dr. Abiba Zakariah is the Commissioner of Insurance, Ghana, the Vice President of the Organisation of African Insurance Supervisory Authorities, and a member of Ghana’s Financial Stability Council.

She previously served as the Managing Director of Ghana Reinsurance Company Ltd and the Group Chief Operating Officer of WAICA Reinsurance Company Ltd.
She holds a Doctorate in Management, a Master’s degree in Marketing, a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree, and is an ordained pastor. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute of the United Kingdom (FCII-UK) and the Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana (CIIG), as well as a Chartered Marketer (UK).

Dr. Zakariah is a highly respected leader, speaker, and influential figure within the African insurance industry and Ghana’s marketing profession. She has served on several committees and boards, has been a resource person at educational institutions and conferences, and was the founding President of the Chartered Insurance Ladies Association of Ghana.

Her outstanding contributions to the insurance industry and leadership have earned her several prestigious awards, including the Youth in Insurance Profession (YIP) Award (2024), recognition as one of the Professional Insurance Ladies Association’s (PILA) Top 50 Women in Insurance in Africa (2022), the Business Insurance Women to Watch in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Award (2019), and the Northern Youth for Peace and Development Award, Ghana (2017).

She is the founder of SilentScream, an NGO dedicated to mental health advocacy. She is also a motivational speaker and regularly shares inspirational messages on social media.