Mahamudu Bawumia
Mahamudu Bawumia | |
|---|---|
Bawumia in 2017 | |
| 7th Vice President of Ghana | |
| In office 7 January 2017 – 7 January 2025 | |
| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Kwesi Amissah-Arthur |
| Succeeded by | Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1963 |
| Party | New Patriotic |
| Spouse | Samira Ramadan |
| Relations | Mumuni Bawumia (father) Mariama Bawumia (mother) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Buckingham University Lincoln College, Oxford Simon Fraser University |
| Occupation | Economist, Politician |
Mahamudu Bawumia (born 7 October 1963) is a Ghanaian politician and former central banker who served as the seventh vice president of Ghana from 7 January 2017 to 7 January 2025 under President Nana Akufo-Addo. He was the New Patriotic Party (NPP) nominee for president in the 2024 general election.
He also ran as the NPP vice-presidential candidate in the 2012 general elections and was the lead witness for the petitioners in the 2012/2013 Presidential Election Petition, which challenged the declaration of John Mahama as winner of the election. He holds a PhD in economics from Simon Fraser University.