LC control no. | n 88664539 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Chambas, Mohammed Ibn |
Variant(s) | Chambas, Mohamed Ibn |
Associated country | Ghana |
Birth date | 1950-12-07 |
Place of birth | Bimbila (Ghana) |
Affiliation | Cornell University Case Western Reserve University National Democratic Congress (Ghana) GETFund (Organization) Economic Community of West African States ACP Group |
Profession or occupation | Lawyers Diplomats Politicians |
Found in | nuc88-110513: His The politics of agricultural and rural development ... [MI] 1980 (hdg. on TxCM rept.: Chambas, Mohamed Ibn; usage: Mohamed Ibn Chambas) The ECOWAS agenda, c2005: t.p. (Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas) cover (b. Dec. 7, 1950) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed January 16, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Chambas, Mohammed Ibn; lawyer, diplomat, politician; born 07 December 1950 in Bimbilla, Ghana; BA from University of Ghana (1973); earned a MA and a PhD from Cornell University, New York (1977) and (1980) respectively, and a law degree from Case Western Reserve University, Ohio. He was appointed a deputy foreign secretary, Ghana (1987); won election on the ticket of National Democratic Congress (NDC) (1993); introduced Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND); regained his seat in parliament (2000); headed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Abuja, Nigeria; was an executive secretary of ECOWAS (2002-2009); was awarded the Order of the Volta, Ghana (2006); was elelcted secretary-general of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP), Brussels, Belgium (2010)) |