Baba Jamal Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Baba Jamal
Parliament:Ghana
Office2:Member of Ghana Parliament Akwatia
Term Start2:7 January 2013
Term End2:6 January 2017
Birth Name:Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed
Birth Date:7 May 1969
Birth Place:Akwatia, Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:National Democratic Congress
Alma Mater:University of Ghana
Profession:Manager director
Children:5

Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed (born 7 May 1969) is a Ghanaian politician. He was a member of Parliament for Akwatia Constituency.[1] He served as the deputy minister-designate for Local Government and Rural Development.[2]

Early life and education

Ahmed was born in 1969 at Akwatia in the Eastern region of Ghana. He holds an MPhil in International Politics and a degree in law from the University of Ghana.

Career

Ahmed worked as the managing director of Meeme Business venture in Akwatia. And also served as the deputy general secretary of the National Democratic Congress.[1] He was called to the Bar in 2015.[3]

Politics

On 7 December 2012, Ahmed won the parliamentary seat for Akwatia constituency for the first time, on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the 2012 Ghanaian General Elections obtaining 50.44% of the total valid votes cast.[4]

He lost the seat to Mercy Ama Sey in the 2016 General Elections after he polled 15,905 votes while Mercy Ama Sey garnered 21,433 of the total valid votes cast.[5]

Personal life.

Ahmed is a Muslim. He is married with five children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ahmed Mohammed Baba Jamal. www.ghanamps.com. 2020-01-29.
  2. Web site: PHOTO: Baba Jamal And Wife. Online. Peace FM. www.peacefmonline.com. 2020-01-29.
  3. Web site: Baba Jamal makes it to the bar after 9 years. 2015-10-05. Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. en-US. 2020-01-29.
  4. Web site: Constituency watch: Baba Jamal, Ama Sey to slug it out in Akwatia. Graphic Online. en-gb. 2020-01-29.
  5. Web site: Opposition is sweet – Baba Jamal. www.ghanaweb.com. en. 2020-01-29. 29 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129224134/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Opposition-is-sweet-Baba-Jamal-523526. dead.