Henry Ford Kamel’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Ghanaian MP for Buem and Minister for Volta Region
Was Financial professional
Economist
Banker
From Ghana
Type Finance
Gender male
Birth

21 December 1961

Death

25 December 2012
(aged 51 years)

Henry Ford Kofi Kamel (21 December 1961 – 25 December 2012) was a Ghanaian banker and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the Buem constituency from January 2005 and also the Volta Region Minister from March 2012 until his death on 25 December 2012.

Banking

Kamel trained as a banker and worked as the Managing Director of the North Volta Rural Bank Limited.

Parliament

Kamel was a member of the National Democratic Congress. He won his last election on 7 December 2012 by a majority of 13,627. He first won the seat in the 2004 election replacing Emil Kwadzo Brantuo as the MP in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic with a majority of 10,488. He successfully defended his seat in the 2008 Ghanaian general election. He won 65.8% of the vote.

Government

In March 2012, President John Atta Mills appointed Henry Kamel as the new Volta Regional Minister, replacing Joseph Amenowode. He stayed in this post until his death on Christmas Day in 2012. Prior to this appointment, he was the Deputy Minister for Lands and Forestry.

One of his notable achievements was bringing peace to the Gbi Traditional Area between the indigenes of Hohoe and the Zongo Community. The Paramount chief of the Gbi Traditional Area, Togbega Gabusu VI, paid tribute to those peace efforts.

Death

Kamel was reported to have returned to his home town, Guaman in the Jasikan District of the Volta Region on 24 December 2012. While chatting with some family and friends the next day, he suddenly collapsed. He died before arrival at the Jasikan Government Hospital. He was 51.

Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
Emil Kwadzo Brantuo 		Member of Parliament for Buem
2005 – 2012		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Joseph Amenowode 		Volta Regional Minister
2012		 Succeeded by
Helen Ntoso
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