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PROFILE OF HON. DR. MOHAMED IBN CHAMBAS

 

Dr. MOHAMED IBN CHAMBAS was elected Executive Secretary of ECOWAS at the 25th session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government in Dakar on 21 December 2001. He assumed office at the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat Abuja, Nigeria, on 1 February 2002

 

As Chief Executive Officer of the 15 member West African regional organisation, Dr. Chambas has successfully positioned ECOWAS as a model regional organisation in Africa due to its accomplishments in the resolution of the conflicts in Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Togo. He has increased the profile of the organisation internationally and forged beneficial relations between it and developments partners such as the United Nations, the European Union, The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund, the African Development Bank and numerous donor countries. Also, the relationship between ECOWAS and the African Union (AU) Commission has never been stronger.

 

Under his dynamic and visionary leadership, ECOWAS has achieved synergy between its integration programmes and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) initiatives, again blazing the trail with regard to the regional approach to the implementation of NEPAD.

 

Prior to his election, Dr. Chambas was a Member of Parliament of Ghana.

 

In the Ghanaian Parliament he served at various periods as First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Chairman of the Privileges Committee, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Member of the Select Committee on Education and the Committee on subsidiary Legislation.

  

Dr. Chambas first entered Government in 1987 as Deputy Foreign Minister of Ghana. As Deputy Foreign Minister, he was a member of the Head of State’s summit delegations to a number of countries such as the United States of America, China, United Kingdom, France, Malaysia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, etc. He also led Ghana's delegation to several countries and conferences including the United Nations General Assembly, ministerial meetings of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African Sates (ECOWAS), the Movement of the Non-Aligned Countries (NAM), the Commonwealth, etc.

 

Between 1991 and 1996, he was centrally involved in the ECOWAS mediation efforts in Liberia and directly participated in the negotiations leading to the agreements ending the Liberian civil war.

 

In 1996, Dr. Chambas was a key member of the Government of Ghana's campaign team for the election of His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan to his first term as Secretary–General of the United Nations Organisation.

 

He was also a member of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), which worked to facilitate a transition to constitutional democratic governance in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and The Gambia.

 

Between April 1997 and December 2000, Dr. Chambas was the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary Education. In that capacity he had direct responsibility for the country's five universities, ten polytechnics and agencies/institutions charged with the formulation of policies on higher education, accreditation and maintenance of standards in tertiary institutions.

 

Dr. Chambas, who was born on 7 December 1950, holds degrees in Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon (B. A. 1973) and Cornell University, Ithaca New York (M. A. 1977; PhD 1980) and a law degree from Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio (J. D. 1984). He has been admitted to practice law in Ghana and the State of Ohio. His working experience in the United States includes teaching at Oberlin College, and practicing law with The Greater Cleveland Legal Aid Society and the Cleveland, Ohio, Law Office of Forbes, Forbes and Teamor.

  

Dr. Chambas served a four-year term (1997-2001) on the Cornell University Council, the first African to serve on the Council of the prestigious Ivy-league American University. He was re-elected for another four year term from 2003-2007. 

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