Alhaji Mumuni Bawumia was a Ghanaian politician, lawyer and the paramount chief of Kperiga in the then Northern region of Ghana. He was chairman of the council of state in the 4th republic from 1993 to 2000.

Career

Bawumia was a member of the national assembly of Ghana from 1951 to 1966. He served as clerk to the district council of Mamprusi and then to the Mamprusi state council. He was member of the

Northern People's Party The Northern People's Party (NPP) was a political party in the Gold Coast which aimed to protect the interests of those in the Northern region of Ghana. The NPP's leader was Simon Diedong Dombo, the traditional chief of Duori in the Upper Regio ...

and later the United Party. He defected away from the United Party whilst still in parliament and cross-carpeted to the

Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a Socialism, socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Conven ...

in 1958. After this, he served in a number of ministerial roles in the governments of Kwame Nkrumah. He was minister for works and housing, special development commissioner for development of Accra, deputy minister, northern regional minister and then a local government minister. He was selected to be chief of Kperiga in present-day West Mamprusi District of the North East Region of Ghana. In 1978, he was made interim chairman of the management committee of the

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. In 1988, the

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government appointed him as Ghana's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He was elected chairman of the

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from 1993 to 2000, thus becoming the first chairman of the council of state in the 4th Ghanaian Republic. His son

Mahamudu Bawumia Mahamudu Bawumia (born 7 October 1963) is a Ghanaian economist and former central banker who serves as the 5th Vice President of Ghana in the 4th Ghanaian Republic. He assumed office on 7 January 2017 as Vice President of Ghana. Bawumia was a ...

is the

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. Mumuni Bawumia died in September 2002.

Personal life

He was married to Mariama Bawumia (1939-2021). They had five children together, including Mahamudu Bawumia, although Mumuni Bawumia had offspring by other consorts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bawumia, Mumuni People from Northern Region (Ghana) Ghanaian MPs 1951–1954 Ghanaian MPs 1954–1956 Ghanaian MPs 1956–1965 Ghanaian MPs 1965–1966 Ghanaian writers Northern People's Party politicians