Samuel Abu Jinapor

Samuel A. Jinapor (born 1983) is a Ghanaian lawyer and a politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the Member of Parliament for the Damongo Constituency. In 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo appointed him as Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations at the Office of the President, at the age of 33, the youngest in the history of Ghana to occupy such a position.

Early life and education Samuel A. Jinapor was born in 1983 to Abdulai Jinapor, a former police officer and Chief of Buipe in the Savannah Region of Ghana. He attended the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics but specialized in Biomedical Physics in 2006.

He proceeded to the University of Ghana in 2008 where he earned a Bachelor of Laws in 2010. That same year, he was admitted to read LLB at Ghana School of Law, Makola, Accra. He was called to the Ghana Bar in 2012 as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of Ghana.

Again, as Senior Associate, he was periodically assigned to manage a team of lawyers from diverse backgrounds. Over the years, he had the rare opportunity of representing major foreign companies in Ghana as a Solicitor and Legal Advocate, both in Ghanaian Courts and Arbitral Tribunals.

In 2007, Jinapor was appointed by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, then presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party, as his campaign Assistant for the Party's Presidential Primaries that year. Though, Nana Akufo-Addo won the primaries, he lost the main elections in 2008, but Jinapor stayed as aide for the 2012 Elections. SAMUEL A. JINAPOR WinnerNPP15,98954.1%—ADAM MUTAWAKILUNDC13,27944.9—DAVID TIKI DANGEIND2961.0— Former President Akufo-Addo nominated him as the Minister responsible for Lands and Natural Resources in his second term government. He also served as the caretaker minister for Trade and Industry from January 2023 to April, 2023. As many pundits have attested, he has, thus far, held and executed his ministerial duties with competence, courage and integrity.

He was appointed as co-chair of the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership in 2022, along with Secretary John Kerry, the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.

In July 2024, he was appointed the Oversight Minister for Energy by President Akufo-Addo following the resignation of Dr. Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, following his nomination as Vice Presidential Candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party.

He is currently the Member of Parliament for the Damongo Constituency in the Savannah Region of Ghana and the Ranking Member for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Xenophobia Brouhaha Amidst the xenophobic attacks in South Africa, the South Africa president, Cyril Ramaphosa intended visit Ghana, however this has sparked widespread arguments on the media. Follow this, Ghana, declined the visit which further erupted comments by a lot of Ghanaians.

The Damongo member of parliament, Honorable Samuel Abu Jinapor caution the government, saying "A lot has happened within the past 24 hours, in relation to foreign affairs, particularly Ghana’s bilateral relations with South Africa.