John Mahama

John Mahama

human

Sex or gender	male
Country wey e be citizen	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 dem born am	Ghana
Sibling	Ibrahim Mahama
Spouse	Lordina Mahama
Native language	Gonja
Occupation	politician, historian, civil servant, writer, international forum participant
Field for work	jurisprudence
Educate for	University of Ghana, Achimota School, Ghana Senior High School
Academic degree	Doctor of Sciences
Work location	Accra
Political party hin memba	National Democratic Congress
Candidacy in election	2012 Ghanaian general election, 2016 Ghanaian presidential election
Religion or worldview	Christianity
Participant in	World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015
Award dem receive	Order of the Star of Ghana, Order of the Volta, Pushkin Medal
Official website	https://www.johnmahama.org/
Affiliation string	Office of the President of Ghana
Ghana Place Names URL	https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/places-in-perspective/birthplaces#h.vcr2rhg4f1dc

John Dramani Mahama (dem born am 29 November 1958) be Ghanaian politician wey serve as President give Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. First nu, he serve as Vice President give Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, wey he san take office of de president for 24 July 2012 after de death of ein predecessor, John Atta Mills. Mahama be communication expert, historian, den writer. He be member of de National Democratic Congress (NDC), wey he be Member of Parliament give Bole Bamboi from 1997 to 2009 wey he san so serve as Deputy Minister for Communication between 1997 den 1998 before he come turn de substantive Minister for Communications from 1998 to 2001.

Mahama be de first vice president wey he take over de presidency from de death of ein predecessor, John Atta Mills, wey he san be de first head of state of Ghana wey dem born am after Ghana ein independence. Dem elect am after December 2012 election so say he go serve as full-time President. He contest re-election for second term for de 2016 election insyd, but lost to de New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, for 2012 insyd. Dis make am de first President for Ghana history insyd wey not win second term. in 2020 he sana contest plus Nana Akuffo Addo wey he lost again. he dey come contest again for 2024 election. he dey hope say he go fit win de election this time around.