Ali Maiga Halidu

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Ali Maiga Halidu
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Dormaa West Constituency
Personal details
Born (1980-03-11) March 11, 1980 (age 44)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

Ali Maiga Halidu is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Dormaa West Constituency in the Brong-Ahafo Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1][2]

Early life[edit]

Ali Maiga Halidu was born on March 11, 1980. He is from the Nkrankwanta, in the Brong Ahafo Region.[3]

Education[edit]

Halidu acquired his bachelor's degree at the University of Cape Coast; he then furthered his education with a Master of Philosophy at the Cambridge in the United Kingdom.[4]

Career[edit]

Halidu worked as a teaching assistant at the University of Cape Coast for a year and then he worked as a professional teacher with the Ghana Education Service for a year from 2006 to 2007. He became a regulatory officer for the foods and agriculture authority for 3 years . He is currently a development consultant and a full-time politician.[4]

Politics[edit]

In the 2016 general elections Halidu contested and won the parliamentary seat for the Dormaa West Constituency in the Brong-Ahafo Region, on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He obtained 8,422 votes out of the 16,725 valid votes cast representing 50.88% of the votes.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Ali Maiga Halidu is married with six children. He is a Muslim.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Member of Parliament: HON. ALI MAIGA HALIDU". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ Adjei, Sammy. "The Poverty Situation In Cocoa Growing Communities In Ghana - News Ghana". NewsGhana. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  3. ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Halidu, Ali Maiga". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  4. ^ a b "HON. ALI MAIGA HALIDU – Africa Centre for Government Policies & Projects". Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  5. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Dorma West Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  6. ^ "Halidu, Ali Maiga". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2023-10-05.