Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu (born 3 December 1957)[1] is a fine Agriculturist/Farmer and Ghanaian politician. He is also a member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic who represents the Mion Constituency.[2]
Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu
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| Born | 1 December 1957  Yendi |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Yakubu was born on 3 December 1957.[1] He hails from Sang, a town in the Northern RegionofGhana.[2] He graduated from Imperial College, University of London, and obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in agronomy in 2000.[2]
Yakubu is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He was first elected into parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the December 2004 Ghanaian General Elections as a member of Parliament for the Mion constituency. He polled 10,568 votes out of the 27,034 valid votes cast representing 39.10%.[3] He won his re-election bid in 2008 with 11,977 votes out of the 27,118 valid votes cast representing 44.17%.[4] He contested again in 2012 and polled 9,931 votes out of the 25,115 valid votes cast representing 39.54%.[5]