John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as president on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor, John Evans Fiifi Attah Mills.
Mahama in 2014
President of Ghana John Mahama holds a bilateral meeting with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle greet President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Dramani Mahama, in the Blue Room during a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the White House, 5 August 2014.
Ghanaian First Lady Lordina Mahama on 3 June 2014.
The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85 per cent of the population. The word "Ghana" means "warrior king". An estimated diaspora population of 4 million people worldwide are of Ghanaian descent. The term ethnic Ghanaian may also be used in some contexts to refer to a group of related ethnic groups native to the Gold Coast.
Ghanaian girl in traditional kente clothing and national costume.
Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) Military Female Sergeant at a GAF military exercise, 2013 in Ghana.
President of the Republic of Ghana and Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces: Nkrumah, Rawlings, Kufuor, Mills and Mahama.