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] He is also an Islamic Cleric.[4]

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] He is part of the Works and Housing, Business and House Committees of Parliament. He has helped his constituents in many ways, including  facilitating the following projects:

  • Setting up of the Yendi College of Health Sciences in Yendi
  • Building of Maternal and Child Health Care Centres in Yendi
  • Construction of 37 units of 3 Classroom Blocks in Yendi
  • Construction of 13 units of 6 Classroom Blocks in the Yendi Municipality
  • Construction of 13 CHPS Compounds in the Yendi Municipality

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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.
  4. "Deputy Minister Tijani – Ministry Of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration". Retrieved 2020-12-08.
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