Prince Hamid Armah Explained

Prince Hamid Armah
Constituency Mp:Kwesimintsim
Birth Date: df=y 6 October 1981
Birth Place:Kwesimintsim
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:New Patriotic Party

Prince Hamid Armah (born 6 October 1981) is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim Constituency in the Western Region of Ghana.[1]

He previously served as the Director General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.[2]

Early life and education

Dr. Armah was born in Kwesimintsim in the Western Region of Ghana, where he had his basic education before proceeding to St John’s Secondary School in Sekondi. From there, he went to the University of Education, Winneba, where he obtained both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mathematics Education.

He later earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education, with specialization in Curriculum, Pedagogy and Education Policy. Also, Armah holds certificates in Quantitative Methods from the Doctoral Training Centres of the University of Edinburgh, the University of Manchester, and the University of Nottingham.

Career

In January 2019, he was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.[3] Following the passing of the Education Regulatory Bodies Act 2019, he was appointed as the first (acting) Director General of the curriculum body.[4]

Political life

On June 20, 2020, he defeated then incumbent Member of Parliament, Mr Joe Mensah in the party’s parliamentary primary, polling 222 votes against his opponent’s 167. In December, he defeated two other challengers to retain the Kwesimintsim seat for the New Patriotic Party with 24,759 votes, well ahead of his closest contender, who polled 13,385. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education and a member of the House Committee.[5] [6]

He has been appointed as the Deputy Minister-designate for the Works and Housing Ministry.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2022-04-21 . Parliament Of Ghana.
  2. Web site: 2021-01-05 . NaCCA boss bids farewell to staff as he begins new journey in 8th Parliament - MyJoyOnline.com . 2022-04-21 . MyJoyOnline. . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2021-04-01 . Growing disaffection for public senior high schools worrying – Former NaCCA boss . 2022-04-21 . GhanaWeb . en.
  4. Web site: Ferdin . Ellis . 2019-09-03 . Profile of Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) . 2022-04-21 . Education Ghana . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2020-06-20 . #NPPDecides: NaCCA boss, Prince Armah fells incumbent MP in Kwesimintsim primary . 2022-04-21 . Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana . en-US.
  6. Web site: FM . Peace . Kwesimintsim Constituency Results - Election 2020 . 2022-04-21 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  7. Web site: 2024-02-28 . Parliament to vet newly nominated Ministers from March 5 to 12 . 2024-03-01 . Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana . en-US.