John Ampontuah Kumah Biography, Leadership, Age, Children, Wife, Education, Political Party, Cause of Death, Philanthropy

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John Ampontuah Kumah: Who is John Ampontuah Kumah?

John Ampontuah Kumah is a Ghanaian politician, entrepreneur, preacher, lawyer, and the Deputy Finance Minister. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) until elected as the Member of Parliament for the Ejisu constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election on the ticket New Patriotic Party (NPP).

John Ampontuah Kumah Age: How old is John Ampontuah Kumah?

John Ampontuah Kumah died at age 45. He was born on 4 August 1978 in Ejisu Odaho, a farming community in the Ejisu municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

John Ampontuah Kumah Education and certification

John Ampontuah Kumah is a product of Opoku Ware School (secondary education) in Kumasi.
He continued to the University of Ghana (Legon) in 1997 and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Philosophy.
In the year 2009, he was awarded an MBA (Finance) from GIMPA.
He also has a Degree in Law (LLB) from the University of Ghana and a Professional Law Degree (BL) from the Ghana School of Law.
He also had his Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Business Research from the Nobel International Business School in 2019.
In November 2020, John Ampontuah Kumah received a Doctorate in Business Innovation from the Swiss Business School in Switzerland.
He also has a Masters in Applied Research (Business Innovation) from the same institution.
John Ampontuah Kumah Career
John Ampontuah Kumah was admitted to the Ghana Bar as a Solicitor and Legal Practitioner for the Supreme Court of Ghana in 2013.
He is a founding member and Managing Partner of Aduaprokye Chambers; a Law Firm located at Adabraka.
He also worked as the founder of Majak Associates Ltd, a building and construction company, until he was appointed the CEO of NEIP in 2017.

John Ampontuah Kumah Work and Experience

John Ampontuah Kumah has over fifteen (15) years of experience in leadership, creativity, innovation, and resourcefulness in creating jobs and supporting youth development.

John Ampontuah Kumah Politics: Committee served

In 2020, John Kumah contested and won the Parliamentary seat for the Ejisu constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Kumah is currently the Deputy Minister of Finance.

John Ampontuah Kumah is the Vice Chairperson of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee and also a member of the Appointments and Subsidiary Legislation committees.

John Ampontuah Kumah’s Wife

Who is the wife of John Kumah?

Wife of John Kumah

The wife of John Ampontuah Kumah is Apostle Mrs. Lilian Kumah. She is the Founder and Senior Pastor of Disciple of Christ Ministries Worldwide.

John Ampontuah Kumah Children

The children of John Ampontuah Kumah and his wife, Apostle Mrs. Lilian Kumah have children. He left behind six (6) biological children and many other foster children.

John Ampontuah Kumah Honour and Awards

John Kumah was adjudged the most efficient, prominent appointee for 2018.
He was also listed among President Akufo Addo’s Top 20 Most Humble and Respectful Appointees In 2019.
Most Outstanding Integrity CEO (20 June 2020) by The Africa Centre for Integrity and Development (ACID). They are an Africa-based anti-corruption and Good Governance Advocacy Civil Society Organization.
Friday 23 August 2019- Most outstanding CEO and Influential Transformational Leader from GEHAB Events
The All African Student Union (AASU) honored him (former Chief Executive of National Entrepreneurship and Innovative Plan-NEIP at its 6th summit in Ghana for his extraordinary zeal for promoting student activism and entrepreneurship.
“AASU Honours NEIP CEO, John Kumah – National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme”. National Entrepreneurship and Innovative Programme

John Ampontuah Kumah Philanthropy

John Ampontuah Kumah was a great man. Apart from being a preacher and a politician, he was also a philanthropist.
In August 2022, he made payments for five (5) different sets of prostheses for some victims of road accidents. They were Peter Mensah and Moses Addai.