Rashid Bawa

Rashid Bawa (2 April 1940 – 14 March 2024) 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. He was a former Member of Parliament.

Bawa was the member of parliament for Akan Constituency of the Republic of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 6 January 2005, as an independent.

Ambassadorial appointment 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 missions in the world.

Personal life and death Rashid Bawa was born on 2 April 1940. He was a lawyer and the first magistrate of Pokuase in Greater Accra.

Bawa died in Abuja, Nigeria on 14 March 2024, at the age of 83. His body was flown to Kadjebi in the Oti Region of Ghana for burial.

He was the Deputy Minister for Education He was the Minister of State for Ministry of Education Science and Sports HE Left behind a wife and three (3) children

Politics Bawa was an independent candidate in the 3rd Parliament of the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He was an independent candidate for the said elections. 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.