Mahamudu Bawumia

**Mahamudu Bawumia** (born 7 October 1963) be Ghanaian politician den former central banker wey dey serve as de fifth vice president of Ghana insyd de fourth Ghanaian Republic.. He assume office for 7 January 2017 as vice pee of Ghana. He be de New Patriotic Party (NPP) nominee for president insyd de 2024 general election.

He san run as vice presido give NPP for de 2012 election den he come be lead witness for petitioners for 2012/2013 Presidential Election Petition, wey challenge de declaration say John Mahama win de election nu. He marry Republic of Ghana ein second lady, Samira Ramadan, now dem dey call am Samira Bawumia. He dey hold PHD for economics insyd for Simon Fraser University.

## Early life den education
Dem born Bawumia insyd Tamale, Ghana, to Alhaji Mumuni Bawumia den Hajia Mariama Bawumia. He be de twelfth of ein poppie ein 18 kiddies den de second of ein mommie ein five.

Mahamudu Bawumia attend de Sakasaka Primary School insyd Tamale wey he gain admission to Tamale Secondary School insyd 1975. After he graduate from Tamale Secondary School, he go de United Kingdom, wer na he study banking wey he obtain de Chartered Institute of Bankers Diploma (ACIB). Na he be presido of de Ghana United Nations Students’ Association (GUNSA) insyd 1981. He take a First Class Honours Degree insyd economics at Buckingham University insyd 1987.

He then obtain a master's degree insyd economics for Lincoln College, Oxford, wey he obtain a PhD insyd economics for de Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada insyd 1995. Ein areas of specialization dey include macroeconomics, international economics, development economics den monetary policy. He get chaw publications.

## Ein life matter
Bawumia marry Samira Bawumia wey dem get four kiddies. He be a member of de Mabia (Mossi-Dagbon) ethnicity, wey dey share same heritage plus influential figures as Thomas Sankara, Alhassane Ouattara, Haruna Iddrisu, among odas. He be a Muslim. Na dem name Bawumia after Yaa Naa Mahamadu Bila, a king of Dagbon wey rule from 1948 to 1953. De name Bawumia dey mean "Dem hear" insyd Dagbanli den Mampruli languages.

## Oda activities
* Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2017)

## Works dem select

* "Monetary Policy And Financial Sector Reform In Africa: Ghana's Experience by Mahamudu Bawumia (31 August 2010).
* "The Determination of Bank Interest Spreads in Ghana: An Empirical Analysis of Panel Data" with Martin Ofori and Franklin Belnye, September 2005.
* "Developing a Composite Indicator of Economic Activity in Ghana", with Benjamin Amoah, Bank of Ghana Working Paper, February 2004.
* "A Simple Vector Error Correction Forecasting Model for Ghana", with Joseph Atta-Mensah, Bank of Ghana Working Paper, August 2003.
* "Monetary Growth, Inflation and Exchange Rate Policy in Ghana" Research Department, Bank of Ghana, Journal of the West African Monetary Institute, 2003.
* "The Transmission Mechanism for Monetary Policy in Ghana", with Philip Abradu-Otoo, Bank of Ghana Policy Paper, August 2003.
* "The Determinants of Exchange Rates in Ghana", with Zakari Mumuni. Bank of Ghana Working Paper. March 2003.
* "The Feasibility of Monetary Union in West Africa". Mimeo. Economic Commission for Africa, November 2002.
* "Comparative Institutional Features of Different Common Central Banks", West African Monetary Institute. Mimeo. February 2002.
* "Designing an Exchange Rate Mechanism for the West African Monetary Zone", West African Monetary Institute. Mimeo. February 2002.
* "Explaining African Economic Growth Performance: The Case of Ghana", with Ernest Aryeetey and A. Fosu. Paper prepared for the African Economic Research Consortium. April 2001.
* "Assessing the effectiveness of Intervention on the Foreign Exchange Market in Ghana". Research Department, Bank of Ghana, February 2000.
* "A Review of the Literature of the Impact of Financial Sector Liberalisation on the Poor", with Dr E.K.Y. Addison and Maxwell Opoku Afari, Research Department, Bank of Ghana, August 2000.
* "Financial Markets in Africa. Issues and Challenges for Research," with Professor Ernest Aryeetey, ISSER. October 2000 AERC .
* "Currency Substitution and Money Demand in Ghana: A Cointegration Analysis". Research Department, Bank of Ghana, November 2000.
* "Why the Apparent Rush to Market Reform?" Journal of Economics, 1999.
* "The Sequencing of Fiscal Reform during Structural Adjustment. Lessons from Ghana, Uganda, and Zimbabwe", Comparative Economic Studies, Vol. XXXVIII No.2/3 Summer-Fall 1996.
* "A Closer Look at The Distributional Impact of Ghana’s Structural Adjustment Program (1983–1992). Journal of Modern African Studies. Vol.36 No.1, March 1998.
* "Estimating the Aggregate Values of Human Capital in Sub- Saharan Africa", co-authored with Samuel A.Laryea. Review of Human Factor Studies. Vol. III No.1. June 1997.
* "Africa, the Challenge of Development". Book Chapter in Stephen. Gardner's Comparative Economic Systems, Dryden 1999.

## Initiatives
De Digital Ghana Agenda, wey de Vice Pee, Mahamudu Bawumia lead bring transformation to de country, wich dey include;

* Mobile Money Interoperability
* National Identification System (Ghana Card)
*National Health Insurance App
*Digitisation of de National Lotteries Authority
*Digitsed Procurement Platform for de Public Procurement Authority
*Digitized motor insurance database 
*Ghana.Gov (Platform to allow MMDAs to offer digitized services to citizens from a single portal)
*E-Pharmacy and Telehealth Services App
*Electrical Buses official launch

## Scholarships den awards
* 2007 — Fellow of de Chartered Institute of Bankers (FCIB).
* 2000 — Who Is Who Among America's Teachers? – Baylor University.
* 1999 — Young Researcher Award: Baylor University, Texas, USA.
* 1995–1999 — President's Research Fellowship: Ph.D. Simon Fraser University.
* 1991–1995 — 4 Graduate Fellowships: Ph.D. Simon Fraser University, Canada. 
* 1986 Sir Alan Peacock Prize. Best Economics Student, Department of Economics, University of Buckingham, United Kingdom.
* June 2019, na dem adjudge Dr. Bawumia Digital Leader of de Year at de 9th Ghana Information Technology & Telecom Awards (GITTA)

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