President John Dramani Mahama has approved the appointment of Musah Ahmed as the new Judicial Secretary of the Judicial Service of Ghana.

The appointment, which took effect immediately, was made in accordance with Article 148 of the 1992 Constitution and upon the advice of the Judicial Council.

A letter dated Wednesday, October 8, noted that Mr. Ahmed was officially sworn in the same day by the Acting Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie.

He succeeds Dr. Cyracus B. Bapuuroh, the Deputy Judicial Secretary, who had been acting in the position since April 2025. Mr. Ahmed thus becomes the 17th Judicial Secretary since the First Republic.

With over 25 years of legal experience, Mr. Ahmed has been in private legal practice. As CEO of Ahmed Legal Consult, he has specialties in Maritime Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Land Law and International Law, having provided legal advisory services to Diplomatic Missions, including the Embassies of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait, as well as corporate and traditional institutions.

Mr. Ahmed once served as the Vice-Chairman of the Hajj Board and a contributor to key rule of law and institutional development initiatives. As a founding member of the Legal Resource Centre, Mr. Ahmed contributed to expanding access to justice and strengthening institutional capacity.

His accolades include the B. J. da Rocha Prize, alongside published work on cybersecurity, parliamentary immunity and natural resource governance.

Mr. Ahmed brings to his practice strong legal drafting skills, sharp analytical thinking and a fluency in technology. He holds an LL.M. in National Security Law from the University of Ghana (2023), having earned his LL.B. with Honours from the same University in 1997, followed by a Qualifying Certificate from the Ghana School of Law in 1999, where he emerged as Best Student in Advocacy and Legal Ethics.

As an active member of the Ghana Bar Association, American Bar Association and National Bar Association (Washington, D.C.), Mr. Ahmed is guided by the values of integrity, excellence and service.

Mr. Ahmed is expected to bring these values to bear on his role as the Judicial Secretary.