Alima Mahama

Amb
Hajia Alima Mahama
Her Excellency Alima Mahama (Hajia)
Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana
to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2021
PresidentNana Akuffo-Addo
Preceded byBaffour Adjei Bawuah
Minister of Local Government
and Rural Development
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 January 2017
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byJulius Debrah
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Nalerigu
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2013
Preceded byNew constituency
Majority27,501
Minister for Woman and Childrens Affairs
PresidentJohn Kufour
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
John Mahama
Personal details
Born (1957-11-17) 17 November 1957 (age 67)
Walewale, Ghana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Hajia Alima Mahama (born 17 November 1957,[1] Walewale, North East Region) is Ghana's first female ambassador to the US.[2] She is a lawyer and was from January 2005 to January 2009 Minister for the affairs of women and children in Ghana under President John Kufuor.[3][4] She was also the Ghanaian Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, appointed to the office by President Nana Akuffo-Addo on 10 January 2017 to 7 January 2021.[5] Hajia Alima also served as the Member of Parliament for Nalerigu/Gambaga constituency and a member of the New Patriotic Party in the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic.

She was appointed Ambassador of Ghana to the United States in June 2021.[6]

Education

Alima Mahama had her senior high school education at the Wesley Girls Senior High School, Cape Coast.[7] She continued her education at the University of Ghana where she earned a bachelor's degree in Law and Sociology.[8] At the Rutgers University and the University of Ottawa, she had her postgraduate degree in Public Policy and Development Planning and Administration. She has also earned a master's degree in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies, in the Netherlands.[9][10] Hajia Mahama is a product of the Ghana School of Law and was called to the bar in 1982.[11]

Politics

She served in the government of John Agyekum Kufuor, firstly as the Minister for Women and Children Affairs, Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry , Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development between 2001 and 2008.[12] Alima Mahama contested the 2016 election on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and won with over 53% of the votes in Nalerigu/Gambaga constituency.[13]

Other activities

References

  1. ^ "Hajia Alima Mahama | Who's Who Profile | Africa Confidential". Africa-confidential. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  2. ^ "Hajia Alima Mahama: Ghana's first woman ambassador to the US". GhanaWeb. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. ^ "Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama- The Best Choice For Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  4. ^ Bancey, Seidu. "Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama--The Best Choice For Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency". ModernGhana. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  5. ^ "List of 1st batch of Nana Addo's ministerial appointments - citifmonline.com". citifmonline. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  6. ^ "The Ambassador". Embassy of Ghana, Washington DC. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  7. ^ "Wesley Girls High School - Past Students". wesleygirls school. Archived from the original on 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  8. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  9. ^ "Hajia Alima Mahama | World Cities Summit". worldcitiessummit. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  10. ^ "Hajia Alima Mahama – Local Government - Government of Ghana". Government Of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  11. ^ "The Ambassador". Embassy of Ghana, Washington DC. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  12. ^ "Hajia Alima Mahama – Local Government - Government of Ghana". Government Of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  13. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Nalerigu / Gambaga Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  14. ^ Leadership Council Clean Cooking Alliance.