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James Adam Mahama

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Hon.
James Adam Mahama
Member of parliament for Gonja West constituency
In office
1 October 1969 – 13 January 1972
Succeeded byYakubu Saaka
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyProgress Party
Alma materSalaga Primary School and Tamale Middle Boarding School
Occupationpolitician
ProfessionTeacher

James Adam Mahama (born May 1932) is a Ghanaian politician and teacher. He served as a member of the first parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana for Gonja West constituency in the Northern Region.[1][2][failed verification]

Early life and education

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Mahama attended Salaga Primary School and Tamale Middle Boarding School, where he obtained a Teachers' Training Certificate.[1][failed verification]

Politics

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During the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election, Mahama was elected as a member of the first parliament of the Second Republic on the ticket of the Progress Party. He was succeeded by Yakubu Saaka of the People's National Party in the 1979 Ghanaian general election.[2][failed verification][3][failed verification][4]

Career

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Mahama is a cinematographer and a teacher by profession.[1][failed verification]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70.
  2. ^ a b Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1971.
  3. ^ Ghana National Assembly (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
  4. ^ Ghana National Assembly (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.