Kobina Tahir Hammond’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Kobina Tahir Hammond (born June 16, 1960) is a lawyer and Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He is the Member of Parliament representing Adansi-Asokwa constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 3rd, 4th,5th,6th and 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.

Early life and Education

Hammond was born on June 16, 1960. He hails from Asokwa, a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is a product of the University of Ghana (UG). He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Political Science from the university. He acquired the degree in 1986. He is also a product of Grays Inn, Holborn Law School, London, UK. From there, he acquired a Bachelor of Law in 1991. He is also a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he studied Political Science.

Career

Hammond was a partner at the Chancery Chambers in London.

Political career

Hammond is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He became a member of parliament from January 2001 after emerging winner in the General Election in December 2000. He has since then had a run of five consecutive terms in office. He is the MP for Adansi-Asokwa constituency. He has been elected as the member of parliament for this constituency in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana. He was a member of the Finance Committee, and Mines and Energy Committee in the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.

Elections

Hammond was elected as the member of parliament for the Adansi-Asokwa constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana for the second time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. His constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region. The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. He was elected with 15,176 votes out of 24, 112 total valid votes cast equivalent to 62.9% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Seidu S. Adams of the Peoples’ National Convention and Reverend Evans Amankwa of the National Democratic Congress. These obtained 0.7% and 36.3% respectively of total valid votes cast.

In 2008, he won the general elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party for the same constituency. His constituency was part of the 34 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region. The New Patriotic Party won a minority total of 109 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. He was elected with 13,659 votes out of 24,524 total valid votes cast equivalent to 55.7% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Alhaji Abdul-Lateef Madjoub of the National Democratic Congress, Amoako Anaafi of Democratic Freedom Party and Owusu-Boamah Francis of the Convention People’s Party. These obtained 37.59%, 5.43% and 1.28% respectively of the total votes cast.

Personal life

Hammond is a Muslim. He belongs to the Ahmadiya faction. He is married.