Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu

Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu (born December 3, 1957)[1] is a fine Agriculturist/Farmer and Ghanaian politician. He is also a member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic who represents the Mion Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.[2]

Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu
MP for Mion
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2017
PresidentJohn Kufour
Personal details
Born (1957-12-03) 3 December 1957
Sang, Northern Region Ghana)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children3
Alma materUniversity of London, UK
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAgriculturalist

Personal life

Yakubu is a Muslim, and is married with three children.[2]

Early life and education

Yakubu was born on December 3, 1957.[1] He hails from Sang, a town in the Northern Region of Ghana.[2] He graduated from Imperial College, University of London, UK and obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Agronomy in 2000.[2]

Politics

Yakubu is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the December 2004 Ghanaian General Elections as a member of Parliament to represent the Mion constituency. He polled 10,568 votes out of the 27,034 valid votes cast representing 39.10%.[3] He won his re-election bid in 2008 with 11,977 votes out of the 27,118 valid votes cast representing 44.17%.[4] He contested again in 2012 and polled 9,931 votes out of the 25,115 valid votes cast representing 39.54%.[5]

Career
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Savanna Agricultural Research Institute[6]
  • Member of Parliament (January, 2005–present; 3rd term)[6]
  • Farmer/agriculturist[6]

References
  1. "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Alhassan, Ahmed Yakubu (Dr)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Mion Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Mion Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2012 Results - Mion Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Yakubu, Ahmed Alhassan (Dr)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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