his death on 14 November 2012 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital but the story was quickly denied the same day by his family and hospital authorities. He eventually died at the same hospital on 16 November 2012 at the age of 66 from a heart-related condition and complications from a stroke. He died almost four months after Ghanaian President John Atta Mills died. State funeral A state funeral, attended by hundreds, was held for him on 18 November 2012 per Islamic funeral prayer rites (Janaza) at the Independence Square in the capital, Accra. In addition, he was accorded ceremonial military honours including an army procession accompanying the cortège and a 19-gun salute usually given to departed vice-presidents. Burial His body was later flown in a Ghana Air Force jet to Tamale in the Northern Region for burial at his private residence. He was buried in Kalpohin and his wife Ramatu Aliu Mahama was also buried closer to him. References 1946 births 2012 deaths Vice-presidents of Ghana New Patriotic Party politicians People from Northern Region (Ghana) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni Ghanaian Muslims Dagomba people Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration alumni Tamale Senior High School alumni Real Tamale United