Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka

Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka is the Member of Parliament for Asawase in the Ashanti Region of Ghana[1] and also the Minority Chiep in Ghana's Parliament. He was the Minister for Youth and Sports in the Ghana government.

Hon.

Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak
Member of Parliament
for Asawase
Assumed office
21 April 2005
Preceded byDr. Gibril Adamu Mohammed
Majority9,116
Minister for Youth and Sports
In office
January 2009 – 25 June 2009
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byNana Akomea
Succeeded byAbdul-Rashid Pelpuo
Personal details
BornAkuse
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Spouse(s)Meimuna Ezideen Abdul Wahab
RelationsRas Mubarak (nephew)
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
ProfessionTeacher

Early life

Muntaka was born at Akuse in the Eastern Region of Ghana but his parents originally came from the northern part of Ghana in a town called Kumbungu. He worked as a teacher.

Political career

He first entered the Parliament of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in 2005 when he won a by-election in the Asawase constituency with a majority of 11,142,[2] replacing the late Dr Gibrine also of the NDC who had won the seat in December 2004 with a majority of 4,474.[3] The Ghana Center for Democratic Development deemed this by-election as "fair and transparent, but not free from fear."[4] He subsequently retained his seat in the Ghanaian parliamentary election held in December 2008.[5] He also won the next election in 2012. Muntaka is Chief Majority Whip in parliament for the John Mahama led NDC Government. He was the Minister for Youth and Sports in the Ghana government

Allegations

Muntaka was requested by President Mills to proceed on leave while allegations of corruption leveled against him were investigated.[6] However, he resigned from government following the acceptance by President Mills of the findings of the investigating committee.[7]

See also

References
  1. "I've not advocated for children to marry at age 16 - Muntaka". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics, Articles, Opinions, Viral Content. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. "NDC wins Asawase bye-election". General News of Friday, 22 April 2005. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  3. "NDC Silences Ruling Party In Asawase". Politics of Friday, 22 April 2005. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  4. "Statement on the Thursday April 21, 2005 Asawasi Constituency Parliamentary Bye-Election" (PDF). Ghana Center for Democratic Development. p. 3. Archived from the original (pdf) on August 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  5. "Parliamentary Results Asawase (Ashanti Region)". Elections 2008. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  6. "Times: New twist to Mubarak saga". MyJoyOnline. 10 June 2009. Archived from the original on 13 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  7. "Embattled Sports Minister Muntaka resigns". General News of Friday, 26 June 2009. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
Gibril Adamu Mohammed		 Member of Parliament for Asawase
2005 – present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Nana Akomea		 Minister for Youth and Sports
2009		 Succeeded by
Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo
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