Mahama is an African given name and surname. People with this name include:

Given name

Mahama Awal Mahama Awal (; born 10 June 1991) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. Club career Awal joined China League One club Guangdong Sunray Cave in 2009. On 10 May 2009, he scored h ...

, Cameroonian footballer *

Mahama Ayariga Mahama Ayariga (born 12 May 1974) is a lawyer and politician in Ghana. He belongs to the National Democratic Congress. He was the Minister of Information and Media Relations and the Minister of Youth and Sports under the John Dramani Mahama admi ...

, Ghanaian politician * Mahama Sawadogo, Burkinabé politician * Mahama Johnson Traoré, Senegalese film director and producer

Surname

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

, Ghanaian engineer and politician *

Edward Mahama Edward Nasigrie Mahama (born 15 April 1945) is a Ghanaian medical doctor and politician. Early life and education Born in the village of Sumniboma (northern Ghana) in 1945, Mahama attended Nalerigu Primary and Middle School from 1953 to 1959. H ...

, Ghanaian physician and politician * Emmanuel Adama Mahama, Ghanaian politician and father of John Dramani * Ibrahim Mahama (born 1971), Ghanaian businessman, brother of John Dramani *

John Dramani Mahama John Dramani Mahama (; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as pres ...

, Ghanaian politician and former president of Ghana {{given name, type=both African given names Surnames of African origin