Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu

He is a Ghanaian politician and a Member of parliament for the Yendi constituency.

Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu
Member of Pan-African Parliament
Assumed office
2004
ConstituencyGhana
Minister for Interior
In office
2001–2002
Preceded byNii Okaidja Adamafio
Succeeded byHackman Owusu-Agyeman
Personal details
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Yakubu with Gertrude Mongella (second left)

Malik al-Hassan Yakubu is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Ghana.He was previously Minister of the Interior, but resigned in 2002 amid accusations of backing one of the sides in a violent conflict in Yendi.

Early life and Education

He was born on 29 December 1945.He attended the University of Cape Coast, University of Ghana and the Ghana School of Law.

Career

Malik is a farmer.

Politics

He assumed office on the ticket of New Patriotic Party in 2004. He won by attaining 15,302 votes i.e. 53.50% of the total votes cast. [1]

Early Life and Education

Malik is a Ghanaian Politician who was born on the 29 December 1945. He had his tertiary education at the University of Ghana and the University of Cape Coast.[2]

Politics

Malik was a member of parliament for the fourth parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana. He was elected into members of parliament during the 2004 Ghanaian parliamentary elections[2] on the tickets of the New Patriotic Party with a total votes cast of 15,302 representing 53.50% whiles his opponent, Sulemana Ibn Iddrisu Jnr. of the National Democratic Congress polled 10,779 of the total vote cast representing 37.70%, Nalari Nyoja John of the People's National Convention polled 2,500 which also represent 8.70% of the total votes cast and Zuututugri Mubarak Abdallah and independent candidate had no votes of 0 0.00%.[3]

Malik was also a Minister for Interior during the regime of His Excellency the Ex-President of the republic of Ghana John Agyekum Kufour but in the year 2002 he resigned amid accusations of backing one of two feuding clans involved in the fighting in Yendi, a region in the Northern part of Ghana.[4] He was also the Second Deputy Speaker of parliament.

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References
  1. "2004 Parliament: Northern Region". Peacefm online. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  2. Ditchfield, G. M.; Hayton, David; Jones, Clyve (2008-03-17). "British Parliamentary Lists, 1660-1800: A Register". Parliamentary History. 13 (3): 388–388. doi:10.1111/j.1750-0206.1994.tb00312.x. ISSN 0264-2824.
  3. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Northern Region Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  4. "Ghanaian ministers resign over king's death". 2002-03-30. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
Preceded by
?		 Member of Pan-African Parliament for Ghana
2004 – present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Nii Okaidja Adamafio		 Minister for Interior
2001 – 2002		 Succeeded by
Hackman Owusu-Agyeman
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