Mustapha Ahmed (born 8 June 1960) is a

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politician and member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ayawaso North Constituency in the

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on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Early life and education

Ahmed was born on 8 June 1960 in Bawku in the Upper East Region. He hails from Bawku, a town in the Upper East Region of

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. He graduated from University of Ghana Medical School and Dentistry and obtained his bachelor's degree's in

Dental Surgery Dental surgery is any of a number of medical procedures that involve artificially modifying dentition; in other words, surgery of the teeth, gums and jaw bones. Types Some of the more common are: * Endodontic (surgery involving the pulp or r ...

in 1983.

Career

Ahmed is a dental surgeon by profession. He is also a Ghanaian politician.

Politics

Ahmed is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He became member of the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ayawaso East Constituency in January 2001 after winning his poll in the

2000 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December.2004 and

2008 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2008. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election was held on 28 December 2008 between the two candidates who received the most votes, Nana Akufo-Addo of the gover ...

respectively.

2004 Election

Ahmed was elected in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections as the member of parliament for the Ayawaso East constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana from 7 January 2005 to 6 January 2009. He was elected with 49,354votes out of 87,902total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 56.1% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Abdiel Godly Babaaali of the People's National Convention and Daddah Braimah B. of the

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. These obtained 4,095votes and 34,453 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 4.7% and 39.2% respectively of the total valid votes cast. Ahmed was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. His constituency was a part of the 10 constituencies won by the National Democratic Congress in the Greater Accra region in that elections. In all, the National Democratic Congress won a total 128 parliamentary seats in the fourth parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana.

2008 Elections

Ahmed was re-elected in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections as the member of parliament for the Ayawaso East constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana from 7 January 2009 to 6 January 20013. He was elected with 44,655votes out of 78,120total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 57.16% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Mohammed Salisu Baba of the New Patriotic Party, Alhaji Mohammed Muftao of the People's National Convention, Bernard Anvuur Billy of the

Democratic Freedom Party The Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) was a political party in Ghana. It was formed in 2006 and eventually merged with the National Democratic Congress in 2011. It came in fourth place in the Ghanaian general election of 2008 with 0.33% of the tot ...

, Amin Abdul Karim Larry of the

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; and Ahaji Haruna Bubakari Dabre, Daniel Danquah, Mohammed Amin Lamptey and Samuel Kwesi Gyasi - all independent candidates. These obtained 33.31%, 0.98%, 0.76%, 2.25%, 0.0%, 0.4%, 4.67% and 0.49% respectively of the total valid votes cast. Ahmed was re-elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. His constituency was a part of the 18 constituencies won by the National Democratic Congress in the Greater Accra region in that elections. In all, the National Democratic Congress won a total 114 parliamentary seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

Personal life

Ahmed is Muslim. He is married with three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Mustapha 1960 births Living people Ghanaian Muslims National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005 Ghanaian MPs 2005–2009 Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013 21st-century Ghanaian politicians Politicians from Greater Accra Region Ghanaian dentists University of Ghana Medical School alumni Alumni of Opoku Ware School