Lordina Mahama

Lordina Mahama (née Effah; born 6 March 1963) is the current First Lady of Ghana since January 2025. She previously served as first lady from 2012 to 2017. She is married to the President of Ghana, John Mahama. Prior to becoming First Lady, she was the Second Lady of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.

Prior to becoming Second Lady, Lordina Mahama's husband served as a member of the Parliament of Ghana representing the Bole-Bamboi constituency from 1997 to 2008.

Raised in Brong-Ahafo and Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana, Mahama is a trained caterer and a Hospitality manager. She is a graduate of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, where she acquired both a degree in Hospitality Management and a Masters in Governance and Leadership. She is also a graduate of the De Montfort University in the United Kingdom.

Mahama joined her husband on campaign trails ahead of the 2008 when he was the running mate to John Atta Mills and also in both 2013 and 2017 when he was the flag bearer for the National Democratic Congress, winning in 2013 but losing in 2017.

Whilst first lady Mahama served as a role model for women in Ghana and worked as an advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness, Breast and Cervical Cancer awareness, orphans and alleged witches. She is currently the President of the Lordina Mahama foundation, a charity whose motto is "The more we share, the more we have".