Former vice president aliu mahama biography

Vice-President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009

Alhaji Aliu Mahama (3 March 1946 – 16 Nov 2012) was a Ghanaian designer and politician who was Number one of Ghana from 7 Jan 2001 to 7 January 2009. A member of the Spanking Patriotic Party, he was Ghana's first Muslim Vice-President.

Early philosophy and education

An ethnic Dagomba, Aliu Mahama as a young gentleman studied at the Government Unessential School in Tamale from 1960 to 1967 for his Middling and Advanced Level Certificates. Lighten up proceeded to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Discipline, Kumasi from 1967 to 1971 where he obtained the B.Sc.

in Building Technology.

Mahama was also an alumnus of interpretation Ghana Institute of Management arm Public Administration (GIMPA). He erred two certificates from the Association in Project Planning and Managing and in Leadership.

Career

He in progress his working career at goodness Bolgatanga regional office of loftiness State Construction Corporation as prolong Engineer/Construction from 1972 to 1975.

He was promoted to Helper Regional Manager and posted lend your energies to the Koforidua Regional Office fall foul of the corporation from 1975 carry out 1976. He held the offer of Regional Manager in move of the Northern Region, Tamale from June 1976 to Esteemed 1982.

In 1982, he in triumph established his own civil plot and general construction firm, LIDRA Limited, and became its captaincy director.

He was Chairman be fond of the Northern Regional Contractors Company from 1996 until the Dec 2000 elections.

He was a Councilor curb the Yendi District Council break off 1978 and an Assemblyman notice the TamaleMunicipal Assembly in 1990. He was also Chairman help the Economic Development Committee pick up the check the Tamale-Louisville Sister State Congress.

He was a board partaker of several secondary schools value the Northern Region including rendering Tamale Polytechnic.^[1]

He also served restructuring a board member of interpretation Ghanaian Premier League side Hostile Tamale United, where he was a founding member.^[2]

Personal life

He was married to Hajia Ramatu Mahama.

Their son Farouk Aliu Mahama is currently the Member holdup Parliament for Yendi constituency skull the board chair of nobility Ghana Integrated Iron and Corporation.^[3]

Retirement

After two terms as head, he sought the New Nationalistic Party's nomination for the 2008 presidential election,^[4] but at leadership party's convention in December 2007, he was unsuccessful, obtaining 6% (146 votes) of aggregate delegate ballots cast.

He after that retired from politics.^[5]

Death

The Ghanaian transport circulated rumours of his wasting on 14 November 2012 close the Korle Bu Teaching Sickbay but the story was apace denied the same day unwelcoming his family and hospital authorities.^[6] He eventually died at probity same hospital on 16 Nov 2012 at the age pick up the check 66 from a heart-related endorse and complications from a whack.

He died almost four months after Ghanaian President John Atta Mills died.^[7][8]

State funeral

A state entombment, attended by hundreds, was restricted for him on 18 Nov 2012 per Islamic funeral appeal rites (Janaza) at the Liberty Square in the capital, Accra.^[9] In addition, he was accorded ceremonial military honours including have in mind army procession accompanying the cortège and a 19-gun salute most of the time given to departed vice-presidents.^[10]

Burial

His item was later flown in ingenious Ghana Air Force jet be familiar with Tamale in the Northern District for burial at his confidential residence.^[11] He was buried calculate Kalpohin and his wife Ramatu Aliu Mahama was also covered closer to him.^[12][13]

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