Samuel A. Jinapor MP
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources
Assumed office
March 2021
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Personal details
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Ghana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
SpouseNaada B.D. Jinapor
RelationsAbdulai Jinapor( father)

John Jinapor (brother)

Ahmed Jinapor ( brother)
Children4
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Ghana, Ghana School of Law
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
PortfolioMinistry of Lands and Natural Resources

Samuel Abu Jinapor pronunciationⓘ, (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.[1][2][3] In 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwah 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. He is currently the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and assumed position as caretaker Minister of Trade and Industry on 16th January, 2023.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Early life and education

Samuel Abu Jinapor was born in 1983 to Abudulai Jinapor, a former police officer and Chief of Buipe in the Savannah Region of Ghana.[11] He attended the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 2006. He proceeded to the University of Ghana in 2008 where he earned a Bachelor of Laws in 2010.[12] 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.[12] He also holds a Master of Laws in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Faculty of Law, University Of Ghana.

Education

He graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, and specialized in Biomedical Physics.

His intellectual thirst and political aspirations led him to enroll to be trained as a lawyer – a goal he accomplished successfully. Consequently, he was called to the Ghana Bar in 2012, and has since been a qualified Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana.

He earned his master's degree in law (LL.M) in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) from the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, in May 2017. In the course of his studies, amongst others, he successfully took academic sessions in International Commercial Arbitration, Labour Law, Law and Society.[13]

Career

As a newly enrolled lawyer, he undertook his pupillage with the reputable Messrs. Kulendi@Law, an Accra-based commercial and corporate law firm, from October 2012 to August 2013. He studied under the tutelage of the renowned lawyer, Yonny Kulendi, who is now a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana.[14][15]

Within a relatively short period, Hon. Jinapor rose to the position of Senior Associate. In this capacity, he developed the skills for quick thinking and oratory, and he served as an advocate in major commercial and corporate litigations. Whilst at the firm, Hon. Jinapor acted as a transactional lawyer for several complex, commercial negotiations, both domestically and internationally.[16]

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.[17][11]

Abu Jinapor engages in tree planting exercise in his constituency.

Political life


His interest in the country's public affairs encouraged him to join politics in 2004, and he has since been a widely known and excellent Political Activist. His first foreign relations exposure came when, at an early age of twenty-three (23), he had the unusual opportunity to accompany the then President of the Republic, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufour, on his historic State Visit to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2007, as a Communications Aide, where he made appearances on shows of various media houses in the UK.[18]

The watershed moment came, when in 2007, he was privileged and honoured to be appointed by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, then presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party, as his Campaign Aide in the 2007 NPP presidential primaries. This is a position he held in both the 2008 and 2012 general elections.[17]

Abu Jinapor engages with constituency.

In the 2016 general elections, Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor played a major political advocacy role for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its presidential candidate, Akufo-Addo. He was seen and heard on major media and campaign platforms across the country, taking on the incumbent John Dramani Mahama Government, and promoting the policies of his Party, the NPP, a task he executed brilliantly with considerable courage and tenacity, earning him the admiration of many. He is a dedicated member of the New Patriotic Party.[17]

In 2017, President Akufo-Addo appointed him as Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations at the Office of the President, at a very youthful age of thirty-three (33), the youngest in the history of Ghana to occupy such a position. As Deputy Chief of Staff, he assisted the Chief of Staff in mobilizing government machinery to support the execution of the President's agenda for the country. Having worked closely in various capacities with President Akufo-Addo, both in opposition and government, Mr. Jinapor has gained considerable experience in the workings of government.[19][16]

In 2020, whilst still performing his demanding task as Deputy Chief of Staff, he contested the parliamentary seat of Damongo, the maternal hometown of former President John Dramani Mahama, the 2020 Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and won that highly competitive election with a significant margin of victory, becoming the first MP from the New Patriotic Party since the inception of the fourth republic.[20][18]

During the 2020 Ghanaian general election, he won the Damongo Constituency parliamentary seat. He won with 15,989 votes making 54.1% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Adam Mutawakilu had 13,279 votes making 44.9% of the total votes cast, the independent parliamentary candidate David Tiki Dange had 296 votes making 1.0% of the total votes cast.[21]

SAMUEL ABU JINAPORWinner NPP 15,989 54.1% —
ADAM MUTAWAKILU NDC 13,279 44.9 —
DAVID TIKI DANGE IND 296 1.0 —

He has since been nicknamed, “Man of Action” by his constituents.

H.E Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo nominated him as the Minister responsible for Lands and Natural Resources in his second term government. As many pundits have attested, he has, thus far, held and executed his onerous and consequential ministerial duties with courage and integrity.[22]

On January 16, 2023, he assumed the role of the Trade and Industry Minister as a caretaker after being appointed by H.E Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo on January 13, 2023, until a suitable candidate could be appointed.[23][24][25] On 7 February, 2023, K.T Hammond was appointed as a substantive minister, replacing him. The parliamentary approval for his appointment was granted on 24 March, 2023.[26][27][28][29]

Personal life

He is happily married to Mrs. Naada D.B. Jinapor, a Lawyer and head of the Corporate Law Department of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) of Ghana and their marriage is blessed with four (4) children.[30][11]

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References

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  6. ↑ "MPs call for probe of all electoral violence". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  7. ↑ "Lands Minister, Abu Jinapor embarks on aerial tour of River Pra - MyJoyOnline.com". myjoyonline. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  8. ↑ "'Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures' – Jinapor justifies burning of excavators". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  9. ↑ Darfah Frimpong, Enoch. "Abu Jinapor now caretaker minister for Trade and Industry".
  10. ↑ "Samuel Jinapor replaces Ofori-Atta as caretaker of Trade Ministry". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  11. 1 2 3 Online, Peace FM. "Akufo-Addos Aide Abu Jinapor Defects To NDC". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  12. 1 2 "Profile of Nana Addo's administrative staff [Photos] |". citifmonline. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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  14. ↑ "Profile of Abu Jinapor, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources-designate". GhanaWeb. 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  15. ↑ "About". Kulendi@Law. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  16. 1 2 "PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANQUAH AKUFO-ADDO APPOINTS HON. ABU A. JINAPOR AS MINISTER DESIGNATE FOR MINISTRY OF LAN". Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
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  18. 1 2 "Profile of Lands Minister-designate, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor". myinfo ghana. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  19. ↑ "Know Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, Lands Minister-designate". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  20. ↑ "Mahama claims Damongo seat was lost because of 'greed'". GhanaWeb. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  21. ↑ FM, Peace. "2020 Election – Damongo Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  22. ↑ "The Minister". Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  23. ↑ "Abu Jinapor appointed as caretaker Minister for Trade Ministry". myjoyonline. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  24. ↑ "Samuel Abu Jinapor appointed Caretaker Minister for Trade's Ministry – GhanaToday". 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  25. ↑ GNA (2023-01-13). "President appoints Abu Jinapor as Caretaker minister for trade and industry". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  26. ↑ "K. T. Hammond is new trade minister, Bryan Acheampong heads to agric ministry". GhanaWeb. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  27. ↑ "K.T. Hammond, Bryan Acheampong, Asamoah Boateng others approved as ministers".
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  29. ↑ "Parliament approves KT Hammond, Bryan and other new ministers". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  30. ↑ Otchere, Gertrude Owireduwaah (2021-02-25). "Meet Abu Jinapor's gorgeous wife [Photos] – Adomonline". Adomonline. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
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