Mahamudu Bawumia
- January 4, 2024
- Economist
Quick Facts
Full Name | Mahamudu Bawumia |
Occupation | Economist |
Date Of Birth | Oct 7, 1963(1963-10-07) |
Age | 61 |
Birthplace | Tamale |
Country | Ghana |
Birth City | Northern Region |
Horoscope | Libra |
Mahamudu Bawumia Biography
Name | Mahamudu Bawumia |
Birthday | Oct 7 |
Birth Year | 1963 |
Place Of Birth | Tamale |
Home Town | Northern Region |
Birth Country | Ghana |
Birth Sign | Libra |
Parents | Alhaji Mumuni Bawumia, Hajia Mariama Bawumia |
Spouse | Samira Bawumia |
Mahamudu Bawumia is one of the most popular and richest Economist who was born on October 7, 1963 in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana. Former professor of economics and a Ghanaian banker, he was vice-presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party in 2008 and 2012. Both times he failed to win, he ran with Nana Akufo–Addo.
John Dramani Mahama won Ghana’s presidency in 2012. was elected the president of Ghana in 2012.
Mahamudu Bawumia (born 7 October 1963) is a Ghanaian economist and banker and the current Vice President of Ghana. He assumed office on 7 January 2017.
Mahamudu Bawumia attended the Sakasaka Primary school in Tamale, and gained admission to Tamale Secondary School in 1975. After graduating from Tamale Secondary School, he went to the United Kingdom where he studied banking and obtained the Chartered Institute of Bankers Diploma (ACIB). He was President of the Ghana United Nations Students’ Association (GUNSA) for 1981. He took a First Class Honours Degree in Economics at Buckingham University in 1987.
With Samira Ramadan, he has four children. His father was Chairman of the Council of State in the country and helped to found the Northern Peoples Party.
Mahamudu Bawumia Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Economist |
House | Living in own house. |
Mahamudu Bawumia is one of the richest Economist from Ghana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mahamudu Bawumia 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He went to college abroad and first attended Oxford College and Buckingham University. After graduating from Oxford College, he went to Canada to complete his Ph.D. in Economics at Simon Frazer University.
In 1999, he was elected a member of the Order of the Star of Ghana. Before entering politics, he worked for the Bank of Ghana.
Bawumia was born on October 7, 1963, in Tamale to Alhaji Mumuni Bawumia and Hajia Mariama Bawumia.
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Who is Mahamudu Bawumia Dating?
According to our records, Mahamudu Bawumia married to Samira Bawumia. As of December 1, 2023, Mahamudu Bawumia’s is not dating anyone.
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Bawumia returned to Ghana in 2000 to work as an economist at the Bank of Ghana. He rose from Senior Economist to Head of Department, and subsequently as Special Assistant to the Governor of the Bank. President John Kufuor appointed Bawumia as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana in June 2006.
Facts & Trivia
Mahamudu Ranked on the list of most popular Economist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ghana. Mahamudu Bawumia celebrates birthday on October 7 of every year.
Mahamudu Bawumia was running mate to the New Patriotic Party candidate in the 2008 elections, Nana Akufo-Addo. The NPP increased its share of the vote compared to 2004 in all the three Northern Regions, in both the first and second round.
What tribe is Samira Bawumia?
Samira Bawumia
Occupation| Politician Philanthropist Advocate
Known for| Samira Empowerment & Humanitarian Projects (SEHP)
Religion| Islam
Ethnicity| Fulani
Who is Mumuni Bawumia?
Alhaji Mumuni Bawumia was a Ghanaian politician, lawyer and the paramount chief of Kperiga in the then Northern region of Ghana. He was chairman of the council of state in the 4th republic from 1993 to 2000.
Who is the best economist in Ghana?
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is Vice President of the Republic of Ghana and head of Ghana’s Economic Management Team. He is an economist and banker by training.
Who was the first vice president of Ghana?
No.Name (Birth–Death)Term of office
Time in office
1| Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson (1933–1999)| 2 years, 98 days
2| Kow Nkensen Arkaah (1927–2001)| 4 years
3| John Atta Mills (1944–2012)| 4 years
Who is the current first lady of Ghana?
First Lady of Ghana
Incumbent Rebecca Akufo-Addo since 07 January 2017
Inaugural holder| Fathia Nkrumah
Formation| 1 July 1960