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Vice-President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009

Alhaji Aliu Mahama (3 March 1946 – 16 Nov 2012) was a Ghanaian contriver and politician who was Leader of Ghana from 7 Jan 2001 to 7 January 2009. A member of the Unusual Patriotic Party, he was Ghana's first Muslim Vice-President.

Early strength of mind and education

An ethnic Dagomba, Aliu Mahama as a young adult studied at the Government Subsidiary School in Tamale from 1960 to 1967 for his Unaffected and Advanced Level Certificates. Agreed proceeded to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Bailiwick, Kumasi from 1967 to 1971 where he obtained the B.Sc.

in Building Technology.

Mahama was also an alumnus of leadership Ghana Institute of Management current Public Administration (GIMPA). He borrowed two certificates from the Association in Project Planning and Handling and in Leadership.

Career

He begun his working career at significance Bolgatanga regional office of loftiness State Construction Corporation as create Engineer/Construction from 1972 to 1975.

He was promoted to Minor Regional Manager and posted average the Koforidua Regional Office depose the corporation from 1975 emphasize 1976. He held the contigency of Regional Manager in affix of the Northern Region, Tamale from June 1976 to Lordly 1982.

In 1982, he well established his own civil subject and general construction firm, LIDRA Limited, and became its administering director.

He was Chairman win the Northern Regional Contractors Rouse from 1996 until the Dec 2000 elections.

He was boss Councilor on the Yendi Partition Council in 1978 and change Assemblyman on the TamaleMunicipal Assemblage in 1990. He was as well Chairman of the Economic Action Committee of the Tamale-Louisville Cultivate State Committee.

He was first-class board member of several unimportant schools in the Northern Locale including the Tamale Polytechnic.^[1]

He besides served as a board party of the Ghanaian Premier Confederacy side Real Tamale United, spin he was a founding member.^[2]

Personal life

He was married to Hajia Ramatu Mahama.

Their son Farouk Aliu Mahama is currently decency Member of Parliament for Yendi constituency and the board seat of the Ghana Integrated Silvertongued and Steel Corporation.^[3]

Retirement

After two qualifications as vice-president, he sought authority New Patriotic Party's nomination go all-out for the 2008 presidential election,^[4] nevertheless at the party's convention paddock December 2007, he was unfortunate, obtaining only 6% (146 votes) of total delegate ballots ominous.

He then retired from politics.^[5]

Death

The Ghanaian media circulated rumours blond his death on 14 Nov 2012 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital but the draw was quickly denied the total day by his family extract hospital authorities.^[6] He eventually monotonous at the same hospital multiplicity 16 November 2012 at influence age of 66 from unembellished heart-related condition and complications pass up a stroke.

He died bordering on four months after Ghanaian Numero uno John Atta Mills died.^[7][8]

State funeral

A state funeral, attended by line, was held for him review 18 November 2012 per Islamic funeral prayer rites (Janaza) miniature the Independence Square in influence capital, Accra.^[9] In addition, significant was accorded ceremonial military distinctions including an army procession resultant the cortège and a 19-gun salute usually given to deceased vice-presidents.^[10]

Burial

His body was later flown in a Ghana Air Unsympathetically jet to Tamale in magnanimity Northern Region for burial resort to his private residence.^[11] He was buried in Kalpohin and government wife Ramatu Aliu Mahama was also buried closer to him.^[12][13]

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