Biography of ghana vice president

Vice-President of Ghana from 2017 to 2025

Mahamudu Bawumia (born 7 October 1963) is a Ghanaian politician and former central banker who served as the seventh vice president of Ghana from 7 January 2017 to 7 January 2025 under President Nana Akufo-Addo.^{[2][3][4][5][6][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][14][15]} He holds a PhD in economics from Simon Fraser University.

Early life and education

A member of Mamprusi people, Bawumia was born in Tamale, Ghana, to Alhaji Mumuni Bawumia and Hajia Mariam Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang - Wikipedia WIT