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Mahama Ayariga

Politician

Mahama Ayariga is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mahama Ayariga · ماهاما اياريجا				[sources]
Weak alias	Ayariga				[sources]
Birth date	1974-05-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Bawku				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ghana				[sources]
Country	Ghana				[sources]
Citizenship	Ghana				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mahama				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6732981				[sources]
Position	Member of the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2005-2009) · Member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2013-2017) · Member of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2017-) · Member of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2021-) · Minister for Information (2013-2014) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Ghana Senior High School · Harvard Law School · University of Ghana				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Ghanaian lawyer and MP for Bawku Central

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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