Rashid Bawa
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PresidentNana Akuffo-Addo
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour
Preceded byJohn Kwadwo Gyapong
Succeeded byJohn Kwadjo Gyampong
Former Amb. Rashid Bawa | |
|---|---|
| Former Ambassador in Nigeria | |
| In office June 2017 – 14 March 2024 | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Member of Parliament for Akan Constituency | |
| In office January 2001 – January 2005 | |
| President | John Agyekum Kufour |
| Preceded by | John Kwadwo Gyapong |
| Succeeded by | John Kwadjo Gyampong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1940 |
| Died | 14 March 2024 (aged 83) Abuja, Nigeria |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
Rashid Bawa (2 April 1940 – 14 March 2024) was a Ghanaian politician, diplomat and a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana.[1] He was Ghana's ambassador to Nigeria until his death on 14 March 2024.[2]
Bawa had previously served as Ghana's ambassador to Saudi Arabia.[3] He was a former Member of Parliament.[4]
Bawa was the member of parliament for Akan Constituency of the Republic of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 6 January 2005, as an independent.
In June 2017, President Nana Akuffo-Addo named Rashid Bawa as Ghana's ambassador to Nigeria. He was among eight other distinguished Ghanaians who were named to head various diplomatic Ghanaian missions in the world.[2][5]