Abdul-Samed Muhamed Gunu

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Abdul-Samed Muhamed Gunu (born 6 April 1966) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Savelugu Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1][2]

Early life and education[edit]

Gunu hails from Savelugu in the northern region of Ghana. He attended Ghana Senior High School in Tamale, popularly known as GHANASCO. He studied accounting at Tamale Polytechnic in 2000 and proceeded to obtain a master's degree in NGO and Rural Development from the University for Development Studies in 2010.[3]

Politics[edit]

Gunu is a politician of the New Patriotic Party and a member of the seventh parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing the Savelugu Constituency of the Northern Region of Ghana.[4] He contested in the 2016 Ghanaian general elections and won his seat with a total of 13,334 representing 34.21% of the total valid votes cast that year.[5][6]

Personal life[edit]

He is a Muslim and married with eight children.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ghana MPs - List of MPs". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. ^ "Savelugu Hospital in Rags". BridgeNews. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  3. ^ "Muhamed Gunu Abdul-Samed,". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  4. ^ "Savelugu MP Touts His Achievements As Unprecedented". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  5. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Savelugu Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  6. ^ "Haruna Iddrisu vows to unseat NPP MP for Savelugu, gifts NDC a Tundra pick-up". GhanaWeb. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  7. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2020-09-28.