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John Dramani Mahama: Head of state, Ghana

John Dramani Mahama is the head of state of Ghana, listed by the United Nations as “President of the Republic of Ghana”.

Posts held

• President of the Republic of Ghana (head of state), Ghana. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where John Dramani Mahama sits in the ladder of power

As head of state, John Dramani Mahama works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Ghana (regions, cities).

Above that, Ghana is a member of:

• African Union level 7
• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Ghana

• Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, Ghana

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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