Abubakari Sumani
{{Short description|Ghanaian politician (born 1946)}}
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| office = Member of Parliament for the Tamale North Constituency
| term_start = 7 January 2005
| term_end = 6 January 2013
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| successor = Alhassan Dahamani
| office1 = Member of Parliament for the Chogu/Tishigu Constituency
| term_start1 = 7 January 2000
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| birth_place = Savelugu, Northern Region Gold Coast (now Ghana)
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| party = National Democratic Congress
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Abukari Sumani (born 28 April 1946) was a former Lawyer and an ambassador of Ghana to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the Gulf states.{{Cite web|title=Ghana MPs – MP Details – Abukari, Sumani (Alhaji)|url=http://ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=22|access-date=4 July 2020|website=ghanamps.com}} He was also a politician and a former Member of parliament for the Tamale North Constituency of the Northern Region of Ghana.{{Cite web|date=1 August 2017|title=Former MP for Tamale North Alhaji Abukari Sumani dead|url=http://ghanapoliticsonline.com/former-mp-for-tamale-north-alhaji-abukari-sumani-dead/|access-date=4 July 2020|website=GhanaPoliticsOnline|language=en-US}}
He died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on Saturday 12 August 2017.{{Cite web|date=1 August 2017|title=Tamale North MP eulogizes late Alhaji Abukrai Sumani|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Tamale-North-MP-eulogizes-late-Alhaji-Abukrai-Sumani-569272|access-date=4 July 2020|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}
Early life and education
Sumani was born in 1946 at Savelugu in the Northern Region of Ghana. He studied an LLB in law at the University of Ghana in 1970 and later proceeded to the Ghana School of Law to obtain a BL in 1972.{{Cite web|title=Former Tamale North MP passes on|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/795282/former-tamale-north-mp-passes.html|access-date=4 July 2020|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}} Sumani was a member of the Dagbon royal family and a former board chair of the Public Procurement Authority.{{Cite web|last=MyNewsGH|date=1 August 2017|title=Tamale North MP eulogizes his predecessor, late Alhaji Abubakrai Sumani|url=https://www.mynewsgh.com/tamale-north-mp-eulogizes-his-predecessor-late-alhaji-abubakrai-sumani/|access-date=4 July 2020|website=MyNewsGh|language=en-US}}
Politics
Sumani was a member of the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. His political career began in 2000 when he became a member of parliament for the Tishigu/Choggu constituency as a member of the National Democratic Congress.{{Cite web|date=1 August 2017|title=Mahama pays tribute to former Tamale North MP|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/alhaji-abubakri-sumani-mahama-pays-tribute-to-former-tamale-north-mp/z0t0l43|access-date=4 July 2020|website=Pulse Gh|language=en-US}} He contested again in the 2004 General Elections as a candidate for the Tamale North constituency and won with a total number of 37,854 votes making 73.2% of the total votes cast.{{Cite web|last=FM|first=Peace|title=2020 Election - Tamale North Constituency Results|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2020/parliament/northern/tamale_north/|access-date=2021-01-18|website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}} He retained his seat for the third time in 2008 with a total of 31,127 votes making 51.60% of the total votes cast.{{Cite web|title=Ghana MPs – MP Details – Abukari, Sumani (Alhaji)|url=http://ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=22|access-date=4 July 2020|website=ghanamps.com}} He contested in the 2012 elections and lost to an independent Candidate Dahamani Alhassan.{{Cite web|date=1 August 2017|title=Mahama pays tribute to former Tamale North MP|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/alhaji-abubakri-sumani-mahama-pays-tribute-to-former-tamale-north-mp/z0t0l43|access-date=4 July 2020|website=Pulse Gh|language=en-US}}
Personal life
Sumani was a Muslim and was married with ten children.{{Cite web|title=Ghana MPs - MP Details - Abukari, Sumani (Alhaji)|url=http://ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=22|access-date=2021-01-18|website=ghanamps.com}}
References
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Category:20th-century Ghanaian lawyers
Category:Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005
Category:Ghanaian MPs 2005–2009
Category:Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013
Category:Government ministers of Ghana
Category:National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians
Category:University of Ghana alumni