Abdul Wahab Adam

Abdul Wahab Adam (8 December 1938[1] – 22 June 2014[2]) was an Islamic scholar, ameer (head) and missionary-in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ghana.

[citation needed] He was subsequently promoted to the position of ameer (head) and missionary-in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana.

The funeral was attended by the vice president, ministers of state, members of parliament and various Christian and Muslim leaders.

[5] Adam was a member of various governmental and non-governmental organizations which aim to promote values of democracy, peace and human rights.

[1] In his relationship with Muslim bodies in Ghana, he is credited with the establishment of the Hilal Committee and the granting of national holidays to mark the Eid al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha festivals on the Islamic calendar.