Biography of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama

Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was born on November 1, 1985 in Bole to Captain Dennis Mahama Adam and Veronica Bamford.

He was the first of three children to the couple. When he was a year and half old, his family relocated to Samreboi after his father got an appointment as a Security Officer in Africa Timber and Plywood Ghana Ltd. It was there Maxwell started Nursery school and Kindergarten.

In 1991 the family moved to Takoradi as once again his father got an appointment with Cocoa Processing Company (Taksi).

There he started his primary school at Services Primary school, but due to his overly attachment to friends his father moved him to boarding school; Rev John Teye Memorial School for his class two primary education. In 1992, his father took up another appointment with VRA and the family moved once more to Akosombo and this enabled Maxwell to enjoy some stability by continuing his basic education through to Junior Secondary School in Akosombo International School.

During this period of stability, Maxwell flourished taking up interest in the Arts in the form of Dancing, Acting and Acrobatics. He was a lead performer in the Children’s Television show “Kokroko” which was hosted by Madame Otiko Djaba now the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection.

It is also during this period that he developed his love for sports, partaking in swimming, volley and football. He, however, got injured playing football and this took his interest from the sport for a while.

After his BECE, he gained admission to St John’s Senior Secondary School in Sekondi for his Senior Secondary School Education. On completion of Senior Secondary, he gained admission to both the University of Science and Technology and the Ghana Military Academy but after several consultations with his parents, Maxwell opted to enlist into the Army and entered the Ghana Military Academy on  October 6, 2005 as part of Regular Career Course Intake 47.