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John Mahama
President · Ghana

John Mahama

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Serving two separate periods as Ghana’s president.

Communications ministry · Election victory

Born
29 November 1958
Birthplace
Unknown

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John Mahama

John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian politician who first became president in 2012 and returned to office in January 2025 after winning the 2024 election.

Early life

Education

Studied history and communication at the University of Ghana and later social psychology in Moscow.

Career

  1. 1997

    Parliament

    Began representing Bole/Bamboi.

  2. 2009

    Vice-presidency

    Became vice-president under John Atta Mills.

  3. 2012

    Presidency

    Succeeded Mills and later won the election.

  4. 2025

    Return to office

    Began a second, non-consecutive presidency.

Selected work

Communications ministry

Served as communications minister.

Election victory

Defeated Mahamudu Bawumia in the presidential election.

Beyond work

Before politics

Worked in teaching, embassy communications and the development organisation Plan International.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.