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Hamidu Baba Braimah

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Hamidu Baba Braimah
Member of Parliament for Salaga Constituency
In office
7 January 1992 – 6 January 199
PresidentJohn Jerry Rawlings
Member of Parliament for Salaga Constituency
In office
7 January 1997 – 6 January 2000
PresidentJohn Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
Born(1953-08-06)6 August 1953
Salaga, Northern Region, Ghana
Died27 August 2009(2009-08-27) (aged 56)
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materKumasi Polytechnic, Ghana College, Tamale
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAccountant

Hamidu Baba Braimah (6 August 1953 – 27 August 2009) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of the First and Second Parliaments of the Fourth Republic representing the Salaga Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Baba was born on 6 August 1953 at Salaga in the Northern Region of Ghana. He attended the Kumasi Polytechnic College and obtained his Diploma GCE Ordinary Level in Accounting.[1] He attended the Ghana College, Tamale (now Ghana Senior High School) and obtained his Diploma in Business Studies.[1]

Politics

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Baba was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress for the Salaga Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana during the 1992 Ghanaian General Elections.[4][1]

He was re-elected into the second parliament of the fourth republic.[5] He polled 14,091 votes out of the 26,171 valid votes cast representing 37.60% over his opponents Maha Rapheal Suleman who polled 11,572 votes and Abdlia Issah who polled 508 votes.[6] He was defeated in 2000 by Boniface Abibakar Saddiqui who polled 9,620 votes representing 40.10% against Baba who polled 7,799 votes representing 32.50%.[7]

Career

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Aside being a politician, Baba was an accountant.[1]

Personal life

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Baba was a Muslim.[1] He was married and had 5 children.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992–1996 Publisher: Ghana Publishing Corporation Date: 1993 Page: 155
  2. ^ "Northern Region". www.ghanareview.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Salaga South Constituency Election 2016 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. ^ "The Election Bureau". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Salaga South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Salaga South Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Salaga South Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.