Ishmael Ashitey (20 November 1954 – 7 January 2022) was a Ghanaian politician who was a Member of Parliament for the New Patriotic Party.

[1] He was appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo in January 2017, and was approved by the Parliament of Ghana in February 2017.

He further went to the Kpando Technical Institute in the Volta region and later to the Accra Polytechnic where he studied Mechanical engineering.

[5] His constituency was a part of the six out of 22 parliamentary seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Greater Accra Region.

[12] He was elected over Emelia Kai Adjei of the National Democratic Congress, Charles Akwetey Fynn-Williams of the Convention People's Party; and Albert Anawi Nuamah, Lord Koranteng Hamah and Ramseyer Agyeman Prempeh all independent candidates.

[13] In all, the New Patriotic Party won a total 128 parliamentary seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

[14] Ashitey was a Christian[5] and was a Presbyterian and enjoyed reading, swimming, walking and listening to music.