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/ ^ⓘ; dɔgibʋ beʋ ɩyε 29 November 1958) ʋ da ɩyε Gaana polɩtisieŋ aŋ daaŋ ɩ a Gaana paalʋʋ yidaandau ku a Gaana a yi a chɩʋ fɔrɔ Jɩmbɛŋtɩ 2025 piilε. O eɛ memba ku a kataweɛ paati (National Democratic Congress, NDC),ʋ daaŋ ɩyε paalʋʋ yidaan-dau a yi 2012 awaana 2017 wɔgri. O eɛ Ghana yidaandaw koree naŋ e a kataweɛ paati jonjon pɛgena O eɛ Gaana yidaandɔɔkpoŋ ayi a yuoni 2012 wa ta 7th December 2016. O eɛ a kataweɛ paati yideɛra kaŋ̩a naŋ boɔrɔ ka o lɛ jkŋ a Ghana kogi ju a 2024 vootiŋ saŋa.

Ʋ piilεε yuomo

O eɛ nie aŋ paahɩ Gonja bʋʋrɩɩ lambʋ puoŋ ,Mahama yɩyε Bole aŋ bɩ a Savannah Gbaŋdɩge aŋ bɩ a Gaana paaloŋ puoŋ . Mahama dɔgibu beʋ ɩye 29th November 1958, Damongo puoŋ, yirɩ kaŋa aŋ bɩ a jamanɩ ŋa samuni Mɔghɩ paaloŋ Northern Region. Ʋ Ba, Emmanuel Adama Mahama, nie aŋ da ɩ bundaana a kuɔra mʋi kyε la ɩ sakuu karɩma , da ɩye fɔrɔ nie 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.

Tʋma piilεε

Ʋ da baahɩ ʋ yunivesitɩ karɩmbʋ kyε da naŋ ba nyε degirɩɩ , Mahama da karɩŋyε history awa yuomo awala a secondary school . Ʋŋ daaŋ loε wa Gaana a yi ʋ da tɩ ɩarɩŋ Moscow puorɩŋ, ʋ da tʋnεε aŋa Duoho kʋro,Lasirɩ yεla anɩŋ Research Officer aŋ da bɩ Embassy of Japan Accra puoŋ a yi 1991 anɩŋ 1995 kpachaga. Ʋ da yɩyε bɩ lεo gaa an 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 1995 anɩŋ 1996 wɔgirɩ. A nansaarɩ yuoni 1993 puoŋ , ʋ da paaheyε a tʋma yεltarɩhɩ daahɩbʋ ka ʋ Overseas Public Relations Staff, lambʋ aŋ maŋ yɩ a Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs a bɩTokyo. Ʋ da la paahɩyε a management development daahɩbʋ kɔɔsɩ a yɩ Plan International (RESA) aŋ bɩ Nairobi, Kenya.

Chaʋtaahe

Mahama da nyɛɛ doctorate kyaahe Public Administration, yineŋ a Ekiti State University aŋ be Nigeria, aŋ da paahe a Obafemi Awolowo University kyaahe "chaʋtaahe aŋ kyaahe a o politico-socio economic development ko Ghana ane Africa a o pɔletese lamboe jaa" ka a da wa ta wagere kaŋa a Yunivɛniti naŋ da tere noɔhe kaŋa kyaahe a o 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.

Gama

Mahama's gandɛndɛŋ soba, a memoir aŋ e 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

• Wedereba ko a paaloŋ ane Gɔbena noɔhe
• A executive yi approval rating noɔhe
• 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