Ramatu Mahama (née Egala, 15 October 1951 – 7 April 2022)[1] was a Ghanaian educationist who served as the second lady of Ghana from 2001 to 2009.
[1] Mahama was the daughter of the late politician Imoru Egala, a Minister for Trade and Industry and first Ghanaian chairman of COCOBOD, in the first republic.
[2] In September 2021, there were reports of her death which were later denied by her son Farouk Mahama via an official statement on social media platform Facebook.
[1][9][10] The following day, Hajia Ramatu Mahama was laid in state at the Black Star Square in the morning of 9 April 2022 and a memorial service held in her honour.
Hajia Ramatu Mahama's body was transported to Kalpohin, Tamale to where a final burial service was done before she was buried beside her husband.