Rashid Bawa biography 

Rashid Bawa was a Ghanaian politician, diplomat and a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. He was Ghana’s ambassador to [[Nigeria] until his death on 14 March 2024]

Former Amb. Rashid Bawa
Former Ambassador in Nigeria
In office June 2017 – March 2024 (death)
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	Ghana
Died	March 14, 2024 Nigeria, Abuja
Political party	New Patriotic Party

He had previously served as Ghana’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He was a former Member of Parliament.

He was the member of parliament for Akan Constituency of the Republic of Ghana from January 7, 2001, to January 6, 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 mission in the world.

Rashid Bawa died on 14th March, 2024 in Nigeria. He was flown to Kadjebi in the Oti Region of Ghana for burial.

Bawa was an independent candidate in the 3rd Parliament of the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He was elected as the member of parliament for the Akan constituency in the Volta region in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

Bawa was elected as the member of parliament for the Akan constituency in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections. He was an independent candidate for the said elections.

His constituency was the second independent candidate to win the said election in the Volta Region. He was elected with 12,306 votes out of 22,533 total valid votes cast.

This was equivalent to 54.9% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over John K. Gyapong of the National Democratic Congress, Kofi Asiedu-Mensah of the New Patriotic Party, Gibson-Godfried Akromah of the Convention People’s Party and Peter K.E. Ansah of the National Reformed Party.

These obtained 9,386, 536, 196 and 0 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 41.9%, 2.4%, 0.9% and 0% respectively of total valid votes cast.