Kobina Tahir Hammond

Kobina Tahir Hammond (born June 16, 1960) [1][2] is a lawyer [1][2] and Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He is the Member of Parliament representing Adansi-Asokwa constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 3rd, 4th,5th,6th and 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[3][4] He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.

Hon.

Kobina Tahir Hammond
Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa Constituency
In office
7 January 2017 – 6 January 2021
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Adansi Asokwa Constituency
In office
7 January 2013 – 6 January 2017
PresidentJohn Mahama
Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa Constituency
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
John Mahama
Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born (1960-06-16) 16 June 1960
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, Grays Inn, London
ProfessionLawyer
CommitteesFinance Committee & Mines and Energy Committee(7th Parliament of 4th Republic of Ghana)

Early life and Education

Hammond was born on June 16, 1960. [1][2] He hails from Asokwa, a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1][2][5] He is a product of the University of Ghana (UG).[1][2] He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Political Science from the university.[1][2] He acquired the degree in 1986.[1][2][5] He is also a product of Grays Inn, Holborn Law School, London, UK.[6][2][1] From there, he acquired a Bachelor of Law in 1991.[6][2][1][7] He is also a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he studied Political Science.[8]

Career

Hammond was a partner at the Chancery Chambers in London. [2][1][9]

Political career

Hammond is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[1] He became a member of parliament from January 2001 after emerging winner in the General Election in December 2000.[10] He has since then had a run of five consecutive terms in office. He is the MP for Adansi-Asokwa constituency[11]. He has been elected as the member of parliament for this constituency in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.[6] He was a member of the Finance Committee, and Mines and Energy Committee in the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[12]

Elections

Hammond was elected as the member of parliament for the Adansi-Asokwa constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana for the second time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[6][13][14] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[13][14] His constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[15] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[16] He was elected with 15,176 votes out of 24, 112 total valid votes cast equivalent to 62.9% of total valid votes cast.[13][14] He was elected over Seidu S. Adams of the Peoples’ National Convention and Reverend Evans Amankwa of the National Democratic Congress.[13][14] These obtained 0.7% and 36.3% respectively of total valid votes cast.[13][14]

In 2008, he won the general elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party for the same constituency.[17][18] His constituency was part of the 34 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[19] The New Patriotic Party won a minority total of 109 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[20] He was elected with 13,659 votes out of 24,524 total valid votes cast equivalent to 55.7% of total valid votes cast.[17][18] He was elected over Alhaji Abdul-Lateef Madjoub of the National Democratic Congress, Amoako Anaafi of Democratic Freedom Party and Owusu-Boamah Francis of the Convention People’s Party.[18][17] These obtained 37.59%, 5.43% and 1.28% respectively of the total votes cast.[18]

Personal life

Hammond is a Muslim.[6] He belongs to the Ahmadiya faction.[2][1] He is married.[5]

See also

References
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  2. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Hammond, Kobina Tahir". web.archive.org. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. "Hon. Kobina Tahir Hammond,". Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  4. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Hammond, Kobina Tahir". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  7. "Members of Parliament: Kobina Tahir Hammond,". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. "Kobina Tahir Hammond ,". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Hammond, Kobina Tahir". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Hammond, Kobina Tahir". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  12. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  13. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Adansi Asokwa Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  14. Elections 2004; Ghana’s Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 117.
  15. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  17. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Adansi Asokwa Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  18. Ghana Elections 2008. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2010. p. 57.
  19. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Ashanti Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  20. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.


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