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Ziblim Iddi

Ghanaian politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ61694780
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Ziblim Iddi (born 15 September 1967) is a Ghanaian politician and was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Gushegu Constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Education

Iddi holds the qualification of doctor of philosophy in political science (international relations and comparative politics) from Clark Atlanta University, in the United States. He also possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Ghana and a master's in International Affairs and Development (MIAD) from Clark University.

His areas of expertise include political economy, comparative politics, and international relations.

Politics

Iddi is a member of New Patriotic Party and was a member of parliament for Gushegu constituency in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

2016 election

Iddi contested the Gushegu constituency on the ticket of New Patriotic Party during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 22,529 votes, representing 54.22% of the total votes. He was elected over Kwesi Thomas Nassan of the National Democratic Congress who polled 18, 479 votes which is equivalent to 44.47%, parliamentary candidate for the Progressive People's Party (PPP) had 316 votes representing 0.76% and Convention People's Party (CPP) parliamentary candidate Issah Baba had 228 votes, representing 0.55% of the total votes.

Iddi stepped down during the 2020 New Patriotic Party primaries.

Career

Iddi worked as a library assistant at the Fulton County Library from 1996 to 2004. From 2004 to 2008, he worked as a teaching assistant at Clark Atlanta University.

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