24 Facts About Lordina Mahama

Lordina Mahama is the current First Lady of Ghana since January 2025.

Lordina Mahama previously served as first lady from 2012 to 2017.

Lordina Mahama is married to the President of Ghana, John Mahama.

Lordina Mahama is a graduate of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, where she acquired both a degree in Hospitality Management and a Masters in Governance and Leadership.

Lordina Mahama is a graduate of the De Montfort University in the United Kingdom.

Lordina Mahama joined her husband on campaign trails ahead of the 2008 when he was the running mate to John Atta Mills and in both 2013 and 2017 when he was the flag bearer for the National Democratic Congress, winning in 2013 but losing in 2017.

Lordina Mahama is currently the President of the Lordina Mahama foundation, a charity whose motto is "The more we share, the more we have".

Lordina Mahama was born Lordina Effah on March 6,1963, to the late Mr and Mrs Effah.

Lordina Mahama is from Jema-Ampoma in the Nkoranza District, located in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana.

Lordina Mahama had her initial training in Tamale, Ghana, at the Tishigu Anglican elementary school.

Lordina Mahama then proceeded to the Ghana Secondary School in Tamale, where she finished her GCE education.

Lordina Mahama was a student at Flair Catering Services, and received a four-year college education in Hospitality Management at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration She studied for a Masters of Arts in Governance and Leadership at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and graduated in 2012.

Mrs Lordina Mahama became Second Lady when her husband John Dramani Lordina Mahama, the former President of the Republic of Ghana, became the vice-president of Ghana to President John Evans Atta-Mills on 7 January 2009.

Lordina Mahama served as Second Lady until July 2012, when she became First Lady of Ghana.

Lordina Mahama considered women as being major contributors to the development of the world's economies as seen over the years and made continuous calls on non-governmental organisations to help bridge the health promotion and healthcare delivery gap in terms of cancer as they provide the main source of funding for such initiatives not withstanding governments providing healthcare funds.

Lordina Mahama represented Ghana at the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Stop Cervical, Breast and Prostate Cancer conference.

Whilst she was First Lady, Lordina Mahama led initiatives to provide for the underprivileged within the society.

Lordina Mahama began the construction of accommodation facilities for the alleged witches at the Gambaga camp.

Lordina Mahama visited Nyohini Children's Home and the Anfaani Orphanage in Tamale, where she interacted with the children and made donations food items including bags of rice, sugar, milk, toiletries and others for the upkeep of kids at the orphanages.

Lordina Mahama presented food items and bales of clothes to support the children in celebrating the Christmas.

Lordina Mahama began a training centre building project at the camp called the Gambaga Training Centre to provide vocational training and other entrepreneur skills to serve women and girls within the camp and near by communities.

Lordina Mahama made several donations of start-up kits to artisans across the country who had completed and graduated from vocational training centres and institutes to facilitate their entry into the business world and help them establish their own enterprises and businesses, these included donations in support with the Chinese Embassy in Ghana through their Ambassador Sun Baohong.

In November 2024, former First Lady Lordina Mahama advocated for better healthcare access in rural Ghana at a health event in Tamale North.

Lordina Mahama emphasized the importance of regular health screenings and donated essential medical equipment to the Tishigu Health Centre through her foundation.