Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu


Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu is an Agriculturist/Farmer and Ghanaian politician. He is also a member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Mion Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Personal life

Yakubu is a Muslim, and is married with three children.

Early life and education

Yakubu was born on December 3, 1957. He hails from Sang, a town in the Northern Region of Ghana. He graduated from Imperial College, University of London, UK and obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Agronomy in 2000.

Politics

Yakubu is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congess during the December 2004 Ghanaian General Elections as a member of Parliament to represent the Mion constituency. He polled 10,568 votes out of the 27,034 valid votes cast representing 39.10%. He won his re-election bid in 2008 with 11,977 votes out of the 27,118 valid votes cast representing 44.17%. He contested again in 2012 and polled 9,931 votes out of the 25,115 valid votes cast representing 39.54%.

Career