KNUST: Former Student Who Worked As Herdsman In JHS Bags PhD in Economics from UK University, Folks Praise Him

• Former KNUST learner AH Mumin has earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom (UK)
• He recalled working as a herdsman in JHS before experiencing financial difficulties at the Ghanaian university after SHS in a Facebook post
• Mumin disclosed that he overcame tribulations before receiving his master's and PhD at the University of Glasgow, which garnered compliments from online users

Ghanaian AH Mumin has finally graduated with a doctoral degree (PhD) in Economics from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, after overcoming tribulations.

The high-achieving young man with a modest background struggled before life smiled at him after he completed the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana.

Mumin works as herdsman

In a Facebook post, Mumin recounted working as a herdsman before the 2005 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). He lamented that while his mates prepared for the final exams, he had to attend to his father's sheep.

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''... in 2005, while my schoolmates were preparing for BECE, I was busy being a herdsman. I would close from school at 1:00 pm, get home and take a few sheep owned by my father at the time to the bushes for grazing. Taking care of the animals was my responsibility, and there was no running away from it,'' he posted on Facebook.

Mumin said he returns home with the sheep at about 6:00 pm and goes for Quranic studies until 9:00 pm.

''I needed help making time to revise school materials. Even when I wanted to spend time after 9:00 pm to do some reading, my home was without an electricity supply. Sometimes my parents could afford kerosene to light a hand-held lamp,'' he recalled.

After overcoming the challenges in junior high school, Mumin completed and emerged as the best student of his cohorts.

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Life throws more challenges at Mumin

But life threw more challenges at him. After graduating from the Business Secondary School (BISCO) in Tamale with impressive grades, he gained admittance into the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), where he received a BSc Development Planning degree.

Mumin overcomes the odds

Later, he enrolled into the University of Glasgow for an MSc in Economic Development before bagging a PhD in Economics in the same establishment.

''Alhamdulillah, it's been a smooth sail ever since ... My master's and PhD have been fully funded thanks to the Commonwealth shared scholarships for my MSc and the University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences (CoSS) scholarship for my PhD),'' he said.

Mumin thanked his early educators and loved ones for the support he received on his journey to earning a higher education in his post, which gathered compliments from netizens.

Mumin praises YEN.com.gh

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He noted that he wasn't immediately available for an interview about his accomplishment when YEN.com.gh requested comments but said:

''You are doing a great job in the kind and nature of stories you choose to highlight. I hope it creates the impact we hope it will.

''These stories definitely inspire and impact the lives of people you may never hear of. Keep doing the great job you are doing,'' he told YEN.com.gh.

Read the full post here.

Peeps lavish Mumin with compliments

YEN.com.gh shared some below:

Abdul Rahaman Mohammed posted:

Congratulations.

Khadijah Haruna reacted:

Congratulations.

Alhassan Yahuza said:

Congratulations. Masha Allah.

Ature Kamaldeen commented:

Very touching and yet a great motivational piece. Keep doing your champion, and may the gone ones be granted, Jannah. Aameen...Huge congrats

Iddrisu Sanusi said:

Congratulation, my brother.

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In a previous story, YEN.com.gh reported that a young Ghanaian man became the valedictorian of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) College of Distance Education (CoDE).

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Abraham Joseph Kwesi Bentil also won the title of best graduating student at the sixth and seventh sessions of the 55th congregation held for graduands of the college.

According to the Ghanaian university, Kwesi Bentil earned a remarkable Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.96.

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Bentil is not alone. YEN.com.gh previously reported that Elijah Muhammad made Oklahoma State history as a freshman at Oklahoma City Community College in the United States of America.

Muhammad, 12, became the youngest Black student when he enrolled in the college, a feat he is proud of.

Source: YEN.com.gh