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Amb Hajia Alima Mahama | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Her Excellency Alima Mahama (Hajia) | |
| Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to the United States | |
| Assumed office June 2021 | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Baffour Adjei Bawuah |
| Minister of Local Government and Rural Development | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2017 | |
| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Julius Debrah |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Nalerigu | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Majority | 27,501 |
| Minister for Woman and Childrens Affairs | |
| President | John Kufour |
| President | John Atta Mills John Mahama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1957 Walewale, Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Hajia Alima Mahama (born 17 November 1957,[1] Walewale, North East Region) is Ghana's first female ambassador to the US.[2] She is a lawyer and was from January 2005 to January 2009 Minister for the affairs of women and children in Ghana under President John Kufuor.[3][4] She was also the Ghanaian Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, appointed to the office by President Nana Akuffo-Addo on 10 January 2017 to 7 January 2021.[5] Hajia Alima also served as the Member of Parliament for Nalerigu/Gambaga constituency and a member of the New Patriotic Party in the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic.
She was appointed Ambassador of Ghana to the United States in June 2021, an office she served in till December 2024.[6]
- ^ "Hajia Alima Mahama | Who's Who Profile | Africa Confidential". Africa-confidential. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- ^ "Hajia Alima Mahama: Ghana's first woman ambassador to the US". GhanaWeb. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama- The Best Choice For Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^ Bancey, Seidu. "Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama--The Best Choice For Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency". ModernGhana. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^ "List of 1st batch of Nana Addo's ministerial appointments - citifmonline.com". citifmonline. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "The Ambassador". Embassy of Ghana, Washington DC. Retrieved 2022-08-15.