Lansanah was born on October 20, 1968. Lansanah was a member of the
National Democratic Party of Liberia. Lansanah was elected to the
Senate of Liberia in the
2005 general election as Senior Senator from the
Bomi County. He was one of two senators from the NDPL and was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense. 2008–2009 Lansanah served as Acting
President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Liberia. By 2009, Senator
John Ballout of Maryland became Chairman of the Defense Committee. In the
2014 Senate election, Lansanah ran for re-election with the
National Patriotic Party. He was defeated by Morris Gato Saytumah. Lansanah died on August 5, 2020. ==Military career==