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Mahamudu Bawumia | |
|---|---|
 Bawumia in 2017 | |
| Vice President of Ghana | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2017 | |
| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Kwesi Amissah-Arthur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1963 Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic |
| Spouse | Samira Ramadan |
| Relations | Mumuni Bawumia (father) Mariama Bawumia (mother) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Buckingham University Lincoln College, Oxford[1] Simon Fraser University |
| Occupation | Economist, Politician |
| Website | www.bawumia.com |
Mahamudu Bawumia (born 7 October 1963) is a Ghanaian politician and former central banker who serves as the sixth vice president of Ghana in the fourth Ghanaian Republic.[2][3][4][5][6] He assumed office on 7 January 2017 as vice president of Ghana.[7][8] [9][10] He was the New Patriotic Party (NPP) nominee for president in the 2024 general election.[11]
He also ran as the NPP vice-presidential candidate in the 2012 general elections and was the lead witness for the petitioners in the 2012/2013 Presidential Election Petition, which challenged the declaration of John Mahama as winner of the election.[12][13] He is married to the second lady of the Republic of Ghana, Samira Ramadan, now Samira Bawumia.[14][15][16] He holds a PhD in economics from Simon Fraser University.
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