Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah

Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah is a Ghanaian politician, Member of Parliament of Ellembelle constituency in the Western Region, and the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources.
He served in the government of Ghana as Minister of Energy and Petroleum in the John Mahama administration from 2013 to 2016. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress and was the Deputy Minority Leader in the eighth Parliament of Ghana after replacing James Klutse Avedzi.

Early life and education

Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah hails from Atuabo in the Western Region. He holds a law degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a Master of Science in Management from the University of Maryland, University College in the United States.

Politics

In 2009, Kofi Buah was nominated by President Atta Mills to serve as deputy Minister of Energy. On 17 January 2013, Buah was named Minister for Energy and Petroleum. He was succeeded by Hon. Boakye Agyarko in 2017 when the New Patriotic Party won the 2016 Presidential elections. He has been a member of parliament for the Ellembelle Constituency since 2009. He serves on the Trade, Industry, and Tourism Committee, Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee, Privileges Committee, and Committee of Selection Committee.
In August 2025, following the death of the Minister for Environment in a military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region, former President John Dramani Mahama appointed Buah to act as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.

Personal life

Buah has two children. He is a Christian.
He shared his insights on the top three things leaders do in an episode of Logistics with Purpose. During this podcast, he also shared his early life