Ahmed Ibrahim is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Banda Constituency in the Bono Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. He is currently the Deputy Minority Chief Whip in the

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Early life and education

Ibrahim was born on 6 May 1974, in Banda Ahenkro in the

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of Ghana. Ibrahim studied at the

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where he received a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Philosophy in 2001.

Career

He was the chief executive officer of Flamingo Publications (Ghana) Limited.

Politics

Ibrahim began his political career in 2009 after being declared the winner of the 2008 Ghanaian General Elections for his constituency. He was then elected into the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana on 7 January 2009. After the completion of his first term in office, Ibrahim decided to run for another term in 2013 and defeated Joe Danquah to retain his seat. In 2015 he contested and won the NDC parliamentary primaries for Banda constituency in the Bono Region of Ghana. He won this parliamentary seat during the

2016 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Ad ...

s by getting 6,167 votes representing 52.03% against his opponent 5,660 votes representing 47.76%.

Committees

Ibrahim is a member of the Special Budget Committee; a member of the Communications Committee; a member of the Local Government and Rural Development Committee; and a member of the Business Committee.

Personal life

Ibrahim is a Christian. He is married with one child.

References

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