Hanny-Sherry Naa Sakley Ayittey (8 February 1948 – 22 July 2023) was a Ghanaian biochemist, politician and women's activist.

[9][10][11] After the 2008 presidential election, President John Atta Mills appointed Ayittey as Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, making her a member of his 19-minister cabinet in January 2009.

[21][22][23] Whilst serving as Ghana's Health Minister, she made calls at the 2013 National Family planning week celebration in Ho, Volta Region, on the need for the Ghana Education Service (GES) to introduce the teaching of family planning in schools to enable the adolescents to understand and know more about their reproductive health.

[24] She also stated that traditional authorities and religious leaders should regularly bring in experts in family planning and reproductive health to sensitise their communities on these issues.

[29][30] She stood along with Awudu Sofo Asorka, Said Sinare, Yaw Owusu Obimpeh, Adu-Yeboah, Amadu Bukari Sorogho, Seth Ofosu-Ohene, Sumaila Mahama and Kwame Ampofo.

[31] She campaigned and declared that her decision to stand for the position was on the agenda to "Rebuild, Reposition and Regain the party values and principles among its grassroots base towards the 2020 Ghana elections.

[33][34][35] After the NDC lost the Ghanaian presidential election in December 2000, the New Patriotic Party came to power with John Kufuor forming his government.

Ayitey was put on trial with Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings in relation to the divestiture of the Ghana Rubber Estates Limited.

[37] Giving evidence at the court under cross-examination, Emmanuel Amuzu Agbodo, former Executive Secretary of the Divestiture Implementation Committee (DIC), and one of the three accused persons said during his tenure of office, Ayitey, treasurer of 31 December Women's Movement did not approach him to seek any favours on behalf of SIPH.

[39][40] At the end of the trial on 21 April 2005, the Court ruled that the Prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond all reasonable doubts against Ayittey and Agbodo, and, therefore, freed them.