Mahama Iddrisu

Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu is a Ghanaian politician, a businessman and a former Minister for Defence.[1]

Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu
Minister for Defence
In office
1985–1999
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Preceded byRear Adm. Chemogoh Kevin Dzang
Succeeded byLt Col E K Donkoh
Secretary for Transport
& Communications
In office
1983–1987
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
ProfessionBusinessman

He was a member of the United National Convention and later also of the All People's Party.

Under the Provisional National Defence Council, Iddrisu was the Secretary of Transport and Communications from 1983 to 1987, the Secretary of Defence from 1985 up until 1993 when the council was dissolved. When constitutional government was restored in 1993 under the National Democratic Congress, Iddrisu was appointed as the Minister of Defence, a position he held until 1999. In 1999 he was appointed the Presidential Adviser on Governmental Affairs.[1]

References

  1. "Iddrisu Mahama Joins Presidential Race". 17 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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