Dzifa Gomashie Biography

Dzifa Gomashie is a Ghanaian female veteran actress, producer, screen scriptwriter, and politician.

She was the Deputy Minister of Tourism in the National Democratic Congress during their term in office between 2013 to 2017 when John Dramani Mahama was President.

She produced and wrote scripts for By The Fire Side, a GTV program that used story-telling to encourage children to read more and to develop their reading skills.

She is currently the Member of Parliament elected in the Ketu South Constituency for the NDC  and a queen-mother in the Aflao Traditional Area.

Dzifa Abla Gomashie was born in Accra to Mr. Patrick Dotse Gomashie and Helen Gomashie. She is the sixth of eight children.

She had her secondary level education at St. Louis Senior High School in Kumasi and then furthered at the University of Ghana, where she acquired a diploma in Theatre Arts, a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Management, and an MPhil in African Studies from the Institute of African Studies.

Dzifa also featured in plays like Black Star, Mambo, Chaka the Zulu, Jogolo, and The Third Woman. She has also starred in several movies including Ghost Tears, House of Pain, Heart of Gold, and a number of National Arts NAFTI student productions.

She was married to the late Martin K.G Ahiaglo. The couple had no child together. Dzifa had a son from a previous relationship.