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Profile of Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama

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Source: GNA / 10.12.2012 - After Election

President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been declared winner of Ghana’s 2012 presidential poll.

    

He polled 5,574,761 representing 50.70% as against his close contender, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Akufo-Addo who
had 5,248,898 of the valid votes cast, representing 47.74%. 

Below is the profile of the president-elect, who will be sworn into office on January 7th 2013.


President Mahama’s Profile


President John Dramani Mahama is Ghana’s Fourth President of the Fourth Republic. He was born on November 29, 1958 at Damango, in the Northern Region of Ghana.

He is a communication expert, historian, writer, former Member of Parliament and Minister of State, and immediate former Vice-President of Ghana. 

He ascended to the high office of Presidency following the death of the incumbent President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday, July 24 in Accra. 

President Mahama's father, Mr Emmanuel Adama Mahama was the first Member of Parliament for the West Gonja Constituency and the first Regional Commissioner of the Northern Region during Ghana's First Republic. 

After completing his education, President Mahama went on to pursue an additional postgraduate diploma in social psychology at the Institute of Social Sciences in Moscow, and returned to Ghana from 1991 to 1996. He worked as the Information, Culture and Research Officer at the Embassy of Japan in Accra. 

He moved on to work with PLAN International, Ghana as International Relations, Sponsorship Communications and Grants Manager.

An eloquent champion of the underprivileged, President Mahama was first elected to the Parliament of Ghana in 1996 to represent the Bole/Bamboi Constituency for a four-year term.

In April 1997, President Mahama was appointed Deputy Minister of Communications.  He rose to become the substantive Minister of Communications by November 1998; it was a position he held until January 2001 when the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which was the current ruling party, handed over power to the newly elected New Patriotic Party's government.

In 2000, President Mahama was re-elected for another four-year term as the MP for the Bole/Bamboi Constituency. He was again re-elected in 2004 for a third term. 

From 2001 to 2004, President Mahama served as the Minority Parliamentary Spokesman for Communications and in 2002 he was appointed the Director of Communications for the NDC.

That same year, he served as a member of the team of international observers selected to monitor Zimbabwe's Parliamentary Elections.

During his tenure as Minister of Communications, President Mahama also served as the Chairman of the National Communications Authority, in which capacity he played a key role in stabilizing Ghana's telecommunications sector after it was deregulated in 1997.

President Mahama also served as a member of the National Economic Management Team, a founding member of the Ghana AIDS Commission, a member of the implementation committee of the 2000 National Population Census, and a deputy chairman of the Publicity Committee for the re-introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT). 

Continuing to expand his interest and involvement in international affairs, in 2003 President Mahama became a member of the Pan-African Parliament, serving as the Chairperson of the West African Caucus.

 

In 2005 he was, additionally appointed the Minority Spokesman for Foreign Affairs. He served in these capacities until 2008, when he was handpicked to become the vice presidential candidate.

 

President Mahama has seven children. He is married to Mrs. Lordina Mahama. Despite his often busy schedule, President Mahama makes it a point to devote time to his family, his faith and his hobbies.

 

He is a Christian, who believes in the importance of respect for and tolerance of, other faiths and forms of worship in a nation as diverse and peaceful as Ghana.

 

He has a keen interest in environmental affairs, particularly the problem of plastic pollution in Africa, which he has committed himself to addressing during his tenure as Vice President.

 

President Mahama loves to read. He is also an avid writer and has had numerous articles published nationally and internationally.

 

His first book, My First Coup d'État and Other True Stories From the Lost Decades of Africa, was published by Bloomsbury on July 3, 2012.

  1. How the Flagstaff House received election petition verdict  (31.08.2013)
  2. NPP will come back stronger in 2016 – Karbo  (31.08.2013)
  3. 'Supreme Court judgement victory for all'  (31.08.2013)
  4. FULL SPEECH: What Nana Akufo-Addo said after the verdict  (31.08.2013)
  5. Asiedu Nketia to NPP: 'Lies don’t bring about electoral reforms'  (31.08.2013)
  6. Our credibility is still solid - E.C  (31.08.2013)
  7. Praise Afari-Gyan for Ghana’s peace not Akufo-Addo - Asiedu Nketia  (31.08.2013)
  8. EC not corrupt but incompetent – Arthur K (31.08.2013)
  9. Akufo-Addo made a better speech than Mahama - Kwesi Pratt (31.08.2013)
  10. Full text: Prez Mahama's post-verdict address to the nation (31.08.2013)
  11. Election Petition has been 8 months of legal education - Karbo (31.08.2013)
  12. EC needs structural reforms - Kufuor - 31. August 2013, Ghana Election News
  13. I'm coming; Akufo-Addo tells Supreme Court (24.12.2012)
  14. Mahama Missing At NDC Victory Rally
  15. NPP assures Ghanaians of victory in Court
  16. NPP will proceed to court if the evidence is strong - Arthur K
  17. Police-state harassment a result of election fraud - NPP (24.12.2012)
  18. Press Conference On NPP's Allegations
  19. Shut Up! PNC Fires Ayariga (22.12.2012)
  20. The courts are your only option – Pianim cautions NPP (22.12.2012)
  21. Chief Justice to hear NPP & Akufo-Addo
  22. My Victory is for all Ghanaians- President Mahama
  23. NPP storms Nana house - DAILY GUIDE show damning evidence of systematic NDC vote  inflation across the country
  24. NPP likely to go to court to challenge poll results (11.12.2012)
  25. EC not above the law- Kufuor
  26. NPP to prove alleged electoral fraud later today
  27. I wish NPP were banned from Ghanaian politics - Tony Aidoo
  28. Mahama to set up transition team Monday...
  29. NPP supporters call on leadership to challenge election results
  30. Chief Justice Sets Up Complaints' Secretariats for Post Elections Petitions
  31. Joy FM journalists attacked by NPP supporters  - The Joy team is currently being held at the Nima Police Station for their own safety...
  32. No need for court- AU observer mission
  33. AU chairman to meet Akufo-Addo, Mahama
  34. 17 year-old dies celebrating NDC's victory
  35. Statement: NPP disagrees with E.C declaration of results (10.12.2012)
  36. Mahama should build nation through all-inclusive gov't - Ayariga
  37. Profile of Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama
  38. Election 2012: Mahama retires Akufo-Addo
  39. Raymond blasts Jake over threat to annul results
  40. I am overwhelmed by the victory - Prez Mahama 
  41. Thousands jubilate in President Mahama's victory  .


  1. For all other Election News (from 10th December) - See Main Page - 
  2. NDC supporters throng party Headquarters
  3. Ghana election: Opposition NPP alleges vote fraud
  4. Heavy security presence at EC 
  5. NPP have problem with maths- Asiedu Nketia
  6. PPP calls on EC to delay announcement
  7. We will investigate credible claims if possible- EC
  8. ‘NDC will win to continue the Better Ghana Agenda’
  9. NPP sweeps Tema Parliamentary Seats
  10. Dec. 7 polls: 28 women elected as MPs
  11. NPP Charges Polling Agents
  12. Obasanjo describes Ghana’s election as transparent, free and fair
  13. Appiah Ofori: Why Npp Will Lose
  14. Statement: NDC lauds Peace Council timely intervention
  15. CODEO Commends E.C And Ghanaians
  16. NPP’s Ayikoi Otoo loses Krowor, refuses to concede
  17. PRESS RELEASE!! Movement for Mahama
  18. Election 2012: Joy Fm calls for Mahama
  19. NPC condemns NPP for declaring election results 
  20. NDC urges members to be calm and wait for EC results
  21. President Has Narrow Lead as Second Day of Voting Finishes
  22. Election Winner to be known today (09.12.2012)
  23. Stay calm NDC is ahead - Asiedu Nketia
  24. Presidential and parliamentary election produces amazing outcome in Western Region
  25. Defeated parliamentary candidates contest defeat
  26. EC denies engaging Israeli company to transmit results
  27. Ablekuma North: Machomen burn ballot papers
  28. Ningo residents angry over E.T. Mensah’s win 
  29. Election results can't be doctored - Afari-Gyan
  30. 2 ballot boxes missing at Zabzugu
  31. NPP claims Akufo-Addo cruising with 51.8%, Hannah Tetteh denies losing
  32. Moses Asaga lose Nabdam seat to Boniface Agambilla
  33. NPP supporters besiege private property in Ayawaso-West Wuogon
  34. NDC tells EC to rectify electoral hitches 
  35. Voting to resume in polling stations where verification machines failed 
  36. Agyarko sure of NPP victory
  37. PPP performance very disappointing - Chairman...
  38. Ablekuma West: Ursula & Victoria claim to be winning...
  39. NPP: Only 1% of polling stations vote today
  40. NPP Reminds NDC
  41. Ghana election: Voting enters second day (08.12.2012)
  42. Mike Hammah loses Efutu seat
  43. Nkrumah & Afeku lose, Bissiw, Jamal win
  44. ET Mensah denies losing seat
  45. NDC Urges Followers To Be Vigilant
  46. Adwoa Sarfo reportedly cruising to victory
  47. Ghana decides 2012: Provisional results 
  48. Close of Polls: CODEO Situational Report 
  49. NPP statement: Prez Mahama is interfering in electoral matters
  50. Vote so you are not governed by fools - Mahama
  51. PNC Chairman dead in fatal accident, EC officials injured
  52. Let people with valid IDs vote; verification or not - Prez Mahama
  53. Early voting in Kumasi characterized by long queues
  54. Majority of electorates in Ho likely to vote by mid-day
  55. Voting process delayed in Dome- Kwabenya
  56. Voting delays at Anyaa sowutuom
  57. Former Prez Rawlings casts his ballot at PWD I centre
  58. Ghana is bigger and more important than any of us- Prez Mahama
  59.  Voting takes off at all centres


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