Ibrahim Mahama (politician)

Ibrahim Mahama is a Ghanaian lawyer, and civil servant. He is Ghana's Commissioner for Information from 1968 to 1969.

Ibrahim Mahama
Commissioner for Information
In office 1968–1969
Appointed by	Joseph Arthur Ankrah
Preceded by	K.G. Osei Bonsu
Succeeded by	Issifu Ali
Personal details
Born	1936 Gold Coast
Nationality	Ghanaian
Education	Tamale Senior High School
Alma mater	University of Ghana

Early life and education

Mahama is born in Tibung (a town close to Tamale) in the Northern Territories of the then Gold Coast in 1936.[1][2] After staying with his parents for fifteen (15) years,[1] he decided to go to school all by himself.[3] He begun his early education at the Savelugu Primary School from 1951 to 1953, and the Dagomba District Middle School from 1954 to 1955.[2][3] A year later, he enrolled at the Government Secondary School, Tamale (now Tamale Senior High School), where he studied until 1962.[2][3] That same year, he gained admission to study at the University of Ghana.[2][4] There, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1965 and his Practical Law Certificate in 1966.[2][4]

Career

Following his studies at the University of Ghana, Mahama worked as a private legal practitioner at the Law Chambers in Accra.[2][4] He is appointed Commissioner for Information in 1967.[5][6] He served in that capacity until 1968 when he was succeeded by Issifu Ali.

Personal life

His hobbies included swimming, debating, watching football, photography and current affairs.[7]

See also

• National Liberation Council

References

1. New Ghana. 1966.
2. Towards Civil Rule in Ghana. State Publishing Corporation. 1968. p. 15.
3. New Ghana. 1966.
4. New Ghana. 1966.
5. Yakubu, Abudulai (2006). The Abudu-Andani Crisis of Dagbon: A Historical and Legal Perspective of the Yendi Skin Affairs. MPC Limited. ISBN 978-9988-0-3251-7.
6. Ghana Official Handbook. Information Services. 1968.
7. New Ghana. 1966.