Mutawakilu Adam is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Damango Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Administration (Accounting option) from the University of Ghana and a Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration (CEMBA) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2010.

Mutawakilu Adam worked as a Chief Cashier and then proceeded to work at the University for Development Studies (Central Administration), Tamale, and as a District Chief Executive (West Gonja District)from May 2009 to January 2013.

He also served as Head of Treasury from 2004-2009, with Ghana Education Service as a class tutor from 1996-2003, and at West Gonja Hospital Laboratory Assistant from 1992-1993. He also is the Minority Spokesperson on Mines and Energy.

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