Mohammad Habibu Tijani

Mohammad Habibu Tijani is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Yendi Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1][2][3]

Mohammad Habibu Tijani
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Yendi Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2013
Preceded bySulemana Ibn Iddrisu, Jnr
Personal details
Born (1965-02-16) February 16, 1965
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma mater
ProfessionTeacher

Early life and education

Tijani was born on 16 February 1965. He hails from Sanguli in the Northern Region of Ghana. He received his Teachers' Certificate 'A' in 1989 from the Bagabaga Training College, he later proceeded to the University of Ghana where he obtained his bachelor of arts (BA) degree in the Study of Religion with first class honours in 2000. He holds a masters' degree in Governance and Leadership which he obtained from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in 2012 and a post graduate diploma in education which he received in 2016 from Valley View University, Oyibi.[1][2][3]

Career

Tijani is an teacher by profession. He was a tutor for Yendi Senior High School. Prior to entering parliament, he was the assistant director for monitoring and supervision of the Central Gonja District Office of the Ghana Education Service.[1][2][3]

Politics

Tijani served as the municipal chief executive for Yendi from 2001 to 2009. He entered parliament on 7 January 2013 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He was re-elected in the 2016 Ghanaian general election to represent the Yendi Constituency for a second parliamentary term. In 2017, he was appointed deputy minister for Foreign Affairs.[1][2][3]

Personal life

He is married with four children. He identifies as a Muslim.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "Ghana MPs - List of MPs". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. "Hon. Tijani Habibu Mohammad". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. "Member of Parliament Mohammad Abibu Tijani". Ghana Web. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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