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Zakari Ziblim

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Zakari Ziblim
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Nanumba Constituency
In office
1969–1972
PresidentEdward Akufo-Addo
Prime MinisterKofi Abrefa Busia
Personal details
Born(1925-04-03)3 April 1925
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materTamale Middle Boarding School and Government Teacher Training College
OccupationTeacher

Zakari Ziblim (born 3 April 1925) is a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana, representing Nanumba constituency in the Northern Region under the membership of the Progress Party (PP).[1]

Early life and education

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Ziblim was born on 3 April 1925 and lived in Nanumba a town in tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana, He attended Tamale Middle Boarding School and Tamale Government Teacher Training College. where he obtained a Teachers' Training Certificate and later worked as a teacher before going into Parliament.[2]

Politics

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Ziblim began his political career in 1969 as a parliamentary candidate for the constituency of Nanumba in the Northern Region of Ghana prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[3][4]

Ziblim was sworn into the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969, after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian election held on 26 August 1969. His tenure of office as a member of parliament ended on 13 January 1972.[5]

Personal life

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Ziblim was a Muslim.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
  2. ^ a b Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969.
  3. ^ The Legon Observer. Legon Society on National Affairs. 1969.
  4. ^ Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1971.
  5. ^ Chiefs and Politicians. Longman. 1979.