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John Mahama
John Mahama
	Mahama in 2014
4th and President-elect of Ghana
	Assuming office; 7 January 2025
Vice President	Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (elect)
Succeeding	Nana Akufo-Addo
	In office; 24 July 2012 – 7 January 2017
Vice President	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Preceded by	John Atta Mills
Succeeded by	Nana Akufo-Addo
Chair of the Economic Community of West African States
	In office; 17 February 2013 – 19 May 2015
Preceded by	Alassane Ouattara
Succeeded by	Macky Sall
Vice President of Ghana
	In office; 7 January 2009 – 24 July 2012
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Aliu Mahama
Succeeded by	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Minister for Communications
	In office; November 1998 – January 2001
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Preceded by	Ekwow Spio-Garbrah
Succeeded by	Felix Owusu-Adjapong
Deputy Minister for Communications
	In office; April 1997 – November 1998
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Member of Parliament; for Bole
	In office; 7 January 1997 – 7 January 2009
Preceded by	Mahama Jeduah
Succeeded by	Joseph Akati Saaka
Personal details
Born	29 November 1958 (age 66); Damongo, Ghana
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Spouse(s)	Lordina Effah
Relations	Emmanuel Adama Mahama (father); Abiba Nnaba (mother); Ibrahim, Alfred and Peter (brothers);
Education	University of Ghana; Moscow Institute of Social Sciences
Website	Official website

John Dramani Mahama (/məˈhɑːmə/; born 29 November 1958)^[1] is a Ghanaian politician who is the President-elect of Ghana. He was president before from 2012 to 2017. He succeeded John Atta Mills after his sudden death.^[2]

In 2020, Mahama unsuccessfully ran for president again but lost to incumbent president Nana Akufo-Addo.^[3] He ran for president again in 2024, winning the election against Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.^[4]

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