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is a politician with considerable experience in the energy and petroleum sector. He is held many positions in Government. He was Metropolitan Chief Executive of Tamale and Deputy Northern Regional Minister during the Kufour Administration. Under President Akufo-Addo’s government, he has been Deputy Minister for Energy since 2017. He is currently a Member of Parliament for the Karaga Constituency and serving on the Finance Committee and Defence and Interior Committee. He has worked extensively on extractive industries and resource management as a University lecturer, advisor and resource governance advocate. He has advised governments and provided technical support to civil society and parliamentary committees on energy, mines and finance in several countries, including Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal, South Sudan and Kenya. Before joining the Ministry of Energy as Deputy Minister, Dr. Adam was the Founder and Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP). He also worked as an Energy Policy Analyst at the Ministry of Energy in Ghana, Commissioner of Ghana’s Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, and was also the Africa Coordinator of extractives industries in Ibis.