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Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed

Politician

Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed 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	Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed · Murtala Muhammed Ibrahim · Ибрагим Мурталу Мохаммед · ابراهيم مورتالا محمد				[sources]
Alias	Hon. Murtala · Ibrahim Moutala · Мохаммед, Ибрагим Мурталу				[sources]
Birth date	1974-12-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Tamale				[sources]
Death date	2025-08-06				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ghana				[sources]
Country	Ghana				[sources]
Citizenship	Ghana				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Ibrahim				[sources]
Last name	Muhammed				[sources]
Political association	National Democratic Congress				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q83624340				[sources]
Position	Member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2013-2017) · Member of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2021-) · Minister of Environment, Science, &Technology · Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (2025-2025) · Parliament (member, 2013-2017)				[sources]
Education	Ghana Senior High School · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · Mount Crest · Tamale College of Education · University of Ghana				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-13	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Ghanaian politician (1974–2025)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-20

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana	2021-01-07	-
Member of Parliament	-	-

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US CIA World Leaders10,958

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-ghana-ibrahim-murtala-muhammed-minister-of-environment-science-technology · evpo-69882dfb-9a7b-4977-ab9f-5b024cf69bf1

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