Wp/wlx/John Mahama

John Mahama

human

Sex or gender	male
Country of citizenship	Ghana
Name in native language	John Dramani Mahama
Birth name	John Dramani Mahama
Given name	John
Family name	Mahama
Date of birth	29 November 1958
Place of birth	Ghana, Damongo
Father	Emmanuel Adama Mahama
Sibling	Ibrahim Mahama
Spouse	Lordina Mahama
Native language	Gonja
Occupation	politician, historian, civil servant, writer
Field of work	jurisprudence
Employer	Plan International
Educated at	University of Ghana, Achimota School, Ghana Senior High School
Academic degree	Doctor of Sciences
Residence	The Flagstaff House
Work location	Accra
Affiliation string	Office of the President of Ghana
Member of political party	National Democratic Congress
Candidacy in election	2012 Ghanaian general election, 2016 Ghanaian presidential election, 2020 Ghanaian general election, 2024 Ghanaian general election
Ethnic group	Gonja people
Religion or worldview	Christianity
Participant in	World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015
Award received	Order of the Star of Ghana, Order of the Volta, Pushkin Medal, Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin, Friendship Medal
Official website	https://www.johnmahama.org/
Ghana Place Names URL	https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/places-in-perspective/birthplaces#h.vcr2rhg4f1dc

John Mahama  (/məˈhɑːmə/ ^ⓘ; dɔgɩbʋ beʋ ɩyε 29 November 1958) ʋ da ɩyε Gaana polɩtɩɩsɩɛŋ aŋ daaŋ ɩ a Gaana paalʋʋ yidaandaʋ ku a Gaana a yi a chiu fɔrɔ, Jɩmbɛŋtɩ 2025 piilee. Ʋ ɩyɛ mɛmba ku a katawɩɛ paati (National Democratic Congress, NDC),ʋ daaŋ ɩyε paalʋʋ yidaan-daʋ a yi yuoni 2012 awaana 2017 wɔgɩrɩ. Ʋ ɩyɛ Ghana yidaandaʋ koree aŋ ɩ a katawɩɛ paati jɔŋjɔŋ pɛgɩna. Ʋ ɩyɛ Gaana yidaandaʋ-kpɔŋ a yi a yuoni 2012 wa ta 7th December 2016. Ʋ ɩyɛ a katawɩɛ paati yidɩɛra kaŋ̩a aŋ bʋɔra ka ʋ lɛʋ jiŋ a Ghana kogo ju a 2024 vootiŋ saŋa.

Ʋ vorihuŋ piilee saŋa

Ʋ ɩyɛ nɩɛ aŋ paahɩ Gonja bʋʋrɩɩ lambʋ puoŋ , Mahama yie Bole aŋ bɩ a Savannah Gbaŋdege aŋ bɩ a Gaana paalʋʋ puoŋ. Mahama dɔgɩbʋ beu ɩyɛ 29th November 1958, Damongo puoŋ, yiri kaŋa aŋ bɩ a jamanɩ ŋa samuni Mɔgɩhɩ paalʋʋ a Northern Region. Ʋ Ba, Emmanuel Adama Mahama, nɩɛ aŋ da ɩ bʋŋdaana a kʋɔra mui chɛ la ɩ karɩmbʋjie karɩma, da ɩyɛ fɔrɔ nɩɛ aŋ bɩ paalʋʋ‘begibinnibε lambʋ puoŋ ku a samuni Gonja gbandɩŋε ane a fɔrɔ Gbaŋdɩge Kɔmɩsɩna ku a Northern Region a fɔrɔ jemaa nɩŋ ’lugirihɩ naaŋ ku Gaana yidan dau fɔrɔ , Kwame . Mahama's Ba mɩŋ da ɩyε nɩŋ-kpɔŋ kaŋa aŋ da kuro a paalʋʋ yidaan-daba kawanɩ a Gaana taaluŋ gɔbinɛŋtɩ jɩmbu aŋ bɩ Hilla Limann muni wɔgri, ʋ kpiengu aŋ da yaa a yuoni 1981 puoŋ a yi Jerry John Rawlings.

Ʋ tʋma piilee saŋa

Ʋ da baahɩyɛ ʋ karɩmbʋ-jikpɔŋ chε da naŋ ba nyε digirii, Mahama da karɩŋyε sɛkɔndɩrɩ karɩmabiihi yɛlɩkori tɔɔhɩbʋ bambʋ awa yuomo awala. Ʋŋ daaŋ lɛʋ wa Gaana a yi ʋ da tɩ ɩarɩŋ Moscow puorɩŋ, ʋ da tʋnεε Duoho kʋro tʋma, Lasiri yεla anɩŋ Research Officer aŋ da bɩ Embassy of Japan Accra puoŋ a yi 1991 anɩŋ 1995 kpachɛgaŋ. Ʋ da yie be lεʋ gaa a anti-poverty non-governmental organisation (NGO) Plan International's Ghana Country Office, jie ʋŋ da tʋna awa International Relations, Sponsorship Communications anɩŋ Grants Manager a yi a yuoni 1995 anɩŋ 1996 wɔgɩrɩ. A nansaarɩ yuoni 1993 puoŋ, ʋ da paahɩyε a tʋma yεlɩtarɩhɩ daahɩbʋ ka ʋ Overseas Public Relations Staff, lambʋ aŋ maŋ yi a Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs a bɩ Tokyo. Ʋ da la paahɩyε a management development daahɩbʋ kɔɔsɩ a yɩ Plan International (RESA) aŋ bɩ Nairobi, Kenya.

Chɛʋtaahɩ

Mahama da nyɛɛ dɔgɩta digirii jɛgɩ nɩŋ Public Administration, yiniŋ a Ekiti State University aŋ bɩ Nigeria, aŋ da paahɩ a Obafemi Awolowo University tɩ jɛgɩ nɩŋ "chaʋtaahɩ aŋ jɛgɩ nɩŋ a ʋ politico-socio economic development ku Ghana anɩŋ Africa a ʋ pɔletese lamboe jaa" ka a da wa ta wɔgɩrɩ kaŋa a Yunivɛsiti aŋ da tɩhɩ nʋɔrɩ kaŋa tɩ jɛgɩ nɩŋ a ʋ yuohe leɛho aŋ e Faculty ko Management Science neŋ a meehe yuohe.

A Cuban gɔbena, aŋ da taa bammo ko Mahama's da soŋ bɔɛ duoho ko Cuban cause, aŋ da kyaahe a duoho kyaahe a yuomo 50 economic turibogi naŋ aŋ da bebe ko a communist tenne ane emmaaroŋ yeltaahe ko a Cuban anuu aŋ be a United States gɔbena, ka ba da deʋ ka o da e a Friendship Medal. A General Council ko Assemblies of God, Ghana koɛ chaʋtaa Mahama neŋ a o Daniel Chaʋtaa. A Graduate School of Governance ane Leadership meŋ da koɛ African Servant Leadership Chaʋtaa chɛ ka a Institute of Public Relations da leʋ teɛhe Mahama neŋ chaʋtaa aŋ chaahe leadership acumen ane technocratic flair. A 2013, a Kpaahoŋ chaahe Agricultural Research aŋ be Africa (FARA) da ko la Mahama a Africa Award chaahe Excellence aŋ be Food Security ane Poverty Reduction. A March 2016, a University aŋ e Aberdeen da taa la special convocation ka ba de degree of Doctors aŋ be Laws (LLD) ko Mahama.

Mahama meŋ da gaaɛ kpaaroŋ jamaa sere a meŋ da taa turibo jamaa, te paahe a zannoo aŋ e sori tuubu gaa gambanna jie a Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States. O meŋ da eɛ a Bill Gates Fellow. O da nyɛɛ chaʋtaa aŋ e Great Cross ko a National Order aŋ be Benin, chaʋtaa kpoŋ jie aŋ be a Benin, yi President Yayi Bonita jie.

A February 2017, Mahama da nyɛɛ 2016 African Political Leaderyuohi chaʋtaa yineŋ a African Leadership Magazine aŋ be South Africa.

A October 2022, Mahama da nyɛɛ chaʋtaa yi Liberty University aŋ be a Global Leadership ane Economic Impact Award a Virginia, USA. A chaʋtaa ŋa da taa la dwɛbu ka ba daane o neŋ a yɛŋ o naŋ taa ne a o wederoŋ soŋ, "a da boɔrɔ chɛ naŋ nyɛra consistent track record aŋ be economic development, women's participation a Sakuuri, chɛ maŋ duoro a economic baabo."

A March 2024, Mahama da nyɛɛ naaloŋ yuohi, Kuoro Sabinwero Wajia I, yi Kuoro Abu Diyaka Sukabe Ninia, a namine nakpoŋ aŋ be a Buwaa Traditional Area a Upper West Region.

Ʋ Gbɔma

Mahama's gbɔŋ fɔrɔ, a memoir aŋ ɩ My First Coup d'État: Memories yi a Lost Decades ko Africa, da taa la sagedeebo yi Bloomsbury a 3 July 2012. A bidao soŋ ko a affluent gɔbena minisa, o da de la a o biiluŋ saŋa a da shuffle a o saa chauffeur-driven cars, a o elite boarding school Achimota School aŋ be Accra a gaa a o yijamaa jiiri. O leʋ teɛhe la a o dori dɛndɛŋ a ganne poɔ a 1966 be oŋ da janne a ousting ko Ghana's piilaa yidaandɔɔ, Kwame Nkrumah, a a military coup: "N naŋ da leʋ kaahe a meehe nyɛvoei a da sereŋ wulee ka a wagere ŋa sereŋ senne la a n vaa-iruu yi a n babugo jiuŋ. O da leɛhe la a n nyɛvori yi yelbalaa naŋ jaa n naŋ da era."

Mɩŋ kaa chε nyε

• A paalʋʋ nɩmbɛra anɩŋ gɔmɩnaŋtɩ nɔ-kaarɩba
• Lambʋ sugu ŋa aŋ marɩ nu ku a gɔmɩnaŋtɩ nʋɔhɩ guolibu
• A Mills gɔbena minisare noɔhe
• A Mahama gɔbena minisare.

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Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by Mahama Jeduah	Member of Parliament for Bole 1997–2009	Succeeded by Joseph Akati Saaka
Political offices
Preceded by Ekwow Spio-Garbrah	Minister for Communications 1998–2001	Succeeded by Felix Owusu-Adjapong
Preceded by Aliu Mahama	Vice President of Ghana 2009–2012	Succeeded by Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Preceded by John Atta Mills	President of Ghana 2012–2017	Succeeded by Nana Akufo-Addo
Preceded by Nana Akufo-Addo	President of Ghana 2025–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Muhammad Mumuni	National Democratic Congress nominee for Vice President of Ghana 2008	Succeeded by Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Preceded by John Atta Mills	National Democratic Congress nominee for President of Ghana 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024	Most recent
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Alassane Ouattara	Chair of the Economic Community of West African States 2014–2015	Succeeded by Macky Sall