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John Mahama | |
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.jpg) Mahama in 2014 | |
| 12th and 14th President of Ghana | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2025 | |
| Vice President | Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang |
| Preceded by | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| In office 24 July 2012 – 7 January 2017 | |
| Vice President | Kwesi Amissah-Arthur |
| Preceded by | John Atta Mills |
| Succeeded by | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| 5th Vice President of Ghana | |
| In office 7 January 2009 – 24 July 2012 | |
| President | John Atta Mills |
| Preceded by | Aliu Mahama |
| Succeeded by | Kwesi Amissah-Arthur |
| Minister for Communications | |
| In office November 1998 – January 2001 | |
| President | Jerry Rawlings |
| Preceded by | Ekwow Spio-Garbrah |
| Succeeded by | Felix Owusu-Adjapong |
| Deputy Minister for Communications | |
| In office April 1997 – November 1998 | |
| President | Jerry Rawlings |
| Member of Parliament for Bole | |
| In office 7 January 1997 – 7 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mahama Jeduah |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Akati Saaka |
| Chair of the Economic Community of West African States | |
| In office 17 February 2013 – 19 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Alassane Ouattara |
| Succeeded by | Macky Sall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1958 Damongo, Ghana |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Spouse | Lordina Effah |
| Relations |
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| Residence | Jubilee House |
| Education | University of Ghana Moscow Institute of Social Sciences |
| Website | Official website |
John Dramani Mahama (/məˈhɑːmə/ ⓘ; born 29 November 1958)[1] is a Ghanaian politician who is currently serving as the 14th president of Ghana since 7 January 2025.[2][3] He previously served as the 12th president from 2012 to 2017 and as the fifth vice president[4] from January 2009 to July 2012. He took office as president for the first time on 24 July 2012, following the death of his predecessor, John Atta Mills.[5][6]
A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mahama was Member of Parliament for Bole Bamboi from 1997 to 2009 and served as Deputy Minister for Communication between 1997 and 1998 before becoming the substantive Minister for Communications in 1998[7]. Mahama is the first vice president to assume the presidency following the death of his predecessor, and is the first head of state of Ghana to have been born after Ghana's independence in 1957[8].
He was elected in the December 2012 election to serve a full-term as president.[9] He contested re-election for a second term in the 2016 election, but lost to the New Patriotic Party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo.[10] This made him the first president in the history of Ghana to not have won a consecutive second term.[4] Mahama was again the NDC's candidate for president in the 2020 election, where he lost to Akufo-Addo.
He was re-elected president in the 2024 election, defeating the then incumbent vice president Mahamudu Bawumia, making him the first president in Ghanaian history to be democratically elected to a non-consecutive second term.[11]
- ^ "John Mahama: Biography, Education, Age, & Facts". britannica. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "AUC Chairperson congratulates President-Elect, John Dramani Mahama of Ghana | African Union". au.int. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Presidential Election Result in Ghana". United States Department of State. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Is John Mahama truly an opposition leader?". GhanaWeb. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "I will not contest in 2020 - Mahama". ghanaweb. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ MPs called to Parliament as CJ prepares to swear in John Mahama as president Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine . edition myjoyonline
- ^ "John Mahama | World Leaders Forum". worldleaders.columbia.edu. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "President of Ghana". Embassy of Ghana, Washington DC. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Ghana election: John Mahama declared winner". BBC News. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Ghana election: Opposition leader Akufo-Addo declared winner". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ Accra, Now (8 December 2024). "Mahama Wins Ghana's 2024 Presidential Elections | Now Accra". Retrieved 9 December 2024.