Alhassan Mumuni

Ghanaian politician (born 1967)

Alhassan Mumuni

Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Salaga North Constituency
Personal details
Born|  (1967-09-23) 23 September 1967 (age 57)
Gbung, Ghana
Political party| National Democratic Congress
Alma mater| University of Education, Winneba

Alhassan Mumuni (born 23 September 1967) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Salaga North Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2]

## Early life

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Mumuni was born on 23 September 1967 at Gbung in the northern region of Ghana.[3]

## Education

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Mumuni attended the University of Education, Winneba, and graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree.[4]

## Personal life

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Mumuni is a Muslim, and is married with six children.[5]

## Politics

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Mumuni is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In 2012, he contested the Salaga North seat on the ticket of the NDC sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won.[5]

### 2012 election

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Mumuni contested the 2012 Ghanaian general election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress for the Salaga North parliamentary seat in the Northern Region of Ghana and won the election with 6,772 votes which is equivalent to 62.39% of the total votes. He won the election over Adam Mohammed Kamarudeen of the New Patriotic Party who polled 3,462 votes representing 31.89%, and IND parliamentary candidate Abdul-Fataw Abdul-Wahab who had 621 votes representing 5.72% of the total votes.[6][7][8]

#### 2016 election

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Mumuni was re-elected in the 2016 Ghanaian general election as a member of parliament for Salaga North constituency on the ticket of National Democratic Congress. He won the election with 6,363 votes representing 52.22% of the total votes. He won the parliamentary seat over Lucas Alhassan Abilla of the New Patriotic Party who polled 3,037 votes which is equivalent to 24.92%, Abdul-Fataw Abdul-Wahab of PPP who had 2,733 votes representing 22.43% and the parliamentary candidate for convention people's party polled 52 votes representing 0.43% of the total votes.[9][10]

##### 2020 election

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Mumuni again contested the 2020 Ghanaian general election for the Salaga North constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress but lost the election to Alhassan Abdallah Iddi of the New Patriotic Party.[11][12][13]

## Employment

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* Ghana Education Service (Circuit Supervisor, Rural North "B" Circuit Salaga)[5]
* DCE (East Gonja District) April, 2009–January, 2013[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Ghana MPs - List of MPs". GhanaMps. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
2. ^ "List of John Mahama's 94 MPs". graphic ghana. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
3. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
4. ^ UKGCC (11 July 2018). "HON. MUMUNI ALHASSAN". UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
5. ^ a b c d "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Mumuni, Alhassan". GhanaMps. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
6. ^ FM, Peace. "Salaga North Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
7. ^ FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Parliament - Salaga North Constituency Election 2012 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
8. ^ "Parliamentary Results - Salaga NorthConstituency". GhanaWeb Mobile. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
9. ^ FM, Peace. "Salaga North Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
10. ^ FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Salaga North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
11. ^ "Salaga North – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 13 October 2023.
12. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Salaga North". GhanaWeb Mobile. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
13. ^ FM, Peace. "Salaga North Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2023.