Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu | |
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Member of the Ghanaian Parliament for Mion | |
In office 2004–2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 December 1957 |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Alma mater | Imperial College London |
Occupation | farmer |
Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu (born 3 December 1957) 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.
Personal life
Yakubu is a Muslim, and is married with three children.
Early life and education
Yakubu was born on 3 December 1957. He hails from Sang, a town in the Northern Region of Ghana. He graduated from Imperial College, University of London, and obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in agronomy in 2000.
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 for the Mion constituency. He polled 10,568 votes out of the 27,034 valid votes cast representing 39.10%. He won his re-election bid in 2008 with 11,977 votes out of the 27,118 valid votes cast representing 44.17%. He contested again in 2012 and polled 9,931 votes out of the 25,115 valid votes cast representing 39.54%.
Career
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
- Member of Parliament (January 2005 – January 2017)
- Farmer/agriculturist
References
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- ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Alhassan, Ahmed Yakubu (Dr)". www.ghanamps.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Mion Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Mion Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2012 Results - Mion Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Yakubu, Ahmed Alhassan (Dr)". www.ghanamps.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.