Adam Mahama was from a family of servicemen. According to his uncle, the inventor, Fred McBagonluri, he was the great grandson of H.W.M Bamford, who served as the Inspector General of Police (1924-1938) for 14 years during British colonial rule in Gold Coast.
“His great grandfather Lt. Colonel H. W. M. BAMFORD MBE/CBE served the British Colonial Army and was first IGP of Ghana. ADAM was born to serve. He comes.from a long line of warriors. HMW fought in Natal South Africa 1896. Commanded a battalion in WW I in France and was one of three survivors of a German chemical attack. Fought in WW II. So please find these killers. We have given you too much to deserve this.”
His father also served in the Ghana Armed Forces.
The late Capt. Maxwell Mahama studied abroad at the University of Leicester where gained a Master’s degree in Security and Risk Management. He was studying for his second Master’s degree before he died. He also attended the University of Ghana where he gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History.
Before that he had attended the St John’s School in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region for his secondary education. He also attended Akosombo International School.
He was the only son of his mother and leaves behind father, Barbara, his wife and two young children. Maxwell and Barbara got married in August 2012.
He was also a lover of the game of tennis. In January 2017, when Roger Federer won the Australian Open he posted this on Facebook. “Lessons to learn from both Rafa and Roger. I think they both represent a strong character.
