Notable Alumni of University of Ghana [Sorted List]

1. Elsie Addo Awadzi

lawyer

Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi is a Ghanaian international economic and financial lawyer who has worked professionally in various capacities in Ghana and internationally. She was appointed by Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo, as the 2nd deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana in February 2018. She is the second female to hold that position. She was elected as...

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2. Francis Xavier Kojo Sosu

1979-. (aged 47)

lawyer human rights defender

Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu is a Ghanaian Lawyer and politician. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He is currently a member of the 8th parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing the Madina Constituency. He is also Deputy Ranking Member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament.

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3. Egyapa Mercer

1973-. (aged 53)

lawyer politician

Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is member of the New Patriotic Party. He is the immediate past Member of Parliament for the Sekondi Constituency in the Western Region of Ghana. He succeeded Papa Owusu-Ankomah, who had been MP for 20 years.

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4. Kofi Wampah

banker economist business undergraduate

Henry Akpenamawu Kofi Wampah is a Ghanaian economist and former Governor of the Bank of Ghana.

5. Muhammad Mumuni

1949-. (aged 77)

minister politician lawyer diplomat official

Muhammad Mumuni is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He was reelected to Ghana's Parliament in the 7 December 2012 General Elections, when he won the Kumbungu Seat. Mumuni left parliament in 2004 when he became John Atta Mills' vice-Presidential running mate.

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6. Kobina Tahir Hammond

1960-. (aged 66)

lawyer politician

Kobina Tahir Hammond, known as K.T. Hammond, is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was the Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa constituency in the Ashanti Region and a former Minister of Trade and Industries. Hammond, who first entered Parliament in the year 2001 of which he ended term in service in parliament as a...

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7. Benjamin Azamati

1998-. (aged 28)

athletics competitor

Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku is a Ghanaian sprinter, who currently competes for ASICS Global.

8. Alhassan Bashir Fuseini

1956-. (aged 70)

civil servant politician newspaper editor

Hon. Alhassan Bashir Alhassan Fuseini, popularly known as Alhaji A. B. A. Fuseini, is a Ghanaian journalist and politician, who is the former deputy Northern Regional Minister of Ghana. He is a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Sagnarigu (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic...

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9. Cletus Avoka

1952-. (aged 74)

minister lawyer politician

Cletus Apul Avoka is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and member of the Parliament of Ghana representing the Zebilla constituency in the Upper East region.

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10. James Mugira

1964-. (aged 62)

lawyer military personnel

James Mugira is a lieutenant general in the Ugandan army. He is the managing director and chief executive officer of the National Enterprise Corporation, the business arm of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). He was appointed to that position in April 2015. From 2008 until 2011, at the rank of brigadier, he served as the director general of the...

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11. Clemento Suarez

comedian actor

Clement Ashiteye, known as Clemento Suarez, is a Ghanaian comedian and actor.

12. Mabel Agyemang

lawyer judge

Mabel Maame Agyemang is the current Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands. An expert superior court judge with a judicial career spanning decades, Agyemang served in the judiciaries of the governments of Ghana, The Gambia and Eswatini prior to her current role in the Turks and Caicos Islands. She was also the first female Chief Justice of The...

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13. Vicki Miles-LaGrange

1953-. (aged 73)

lawyer journalist judge politician

Vicki Lynn Miles-LaGrange is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. She was the first African-American woman to be sworn in as United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. She was also the first African-American woman elected to the Oklahoma Senate.

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14. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo

academic

Nana Aba Appiah Amfo is a Ghanaian linguist, university administrator and the current Vice-chancellor at the University of Ghana. Until her appointment, she was the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Academics and Students Affairs at the University of Ghana in West Africa.

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15. William Emmanuel Abraham

1934-. (aged 92)

politician philosopher

William Emmanuel Abraham, also known as Willie E. Abraham or, to give his day name, Kojo Abraham, is a Nigerian-born Ghanaian retired philosopher.

16. Aisha Ayensu

fashion designer

Aisha Ayensu is a Ghanaian award-winning fashion designer who is known to have designed outfits and stage costumes for Beyonce, Genevieve Nnaji, Jackie Appiah and Sandra "Alexandrina" Don-Arthur. She is the founder and Creative Director of Christie Brown, a Ghanaian fashion house. She has been interviewed by Folu Storms and for the BBC World Service's radio programme In the Studio...

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17. Ernest Aryeetey

1955-. (aged 71)

economist

Ernest Aryeetey FGA, is an Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana. Until 31st July 2024, he was the secretary-general of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA). He was also previously vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana (2010-2016). Prior to his appointment as vice-chancellor, he was a senior fellow and...

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18. Yaa Yaa

1990-. (aged 36)

singer

Bertha Bridget Kankam, better known by her stage name Yaa Yaa, is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter and recording artist. Prior to her current stage name, she performed under her first name, Bertha.

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19. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal

1962-. (aged 64)

minister civil servant politician journalist businessperson

Ibrahim Mohammed Awal is a Ghanaian journalist, marketer, entrepreneur and politician. He was CEO of Graphic Communications Group and Chase Petroleum. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and has served as Minister of Business Development of Ghana since 2017. He was the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture.

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20. Sandister Tei

journalist Wikimedian

Sandister Tei is a Ghanaian media professional who was named the Wikimedian of the Year in October 2020 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales during Wikimania 2020. She is a co-founder and dedicated volunteer of the Wikimedia Ghana User Group.

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21. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah

1966-. (aged 60)

consultant minister politician accountant

Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, a Ghanaian politician is the former Minister of Employment and Labour Relations.

22. Kobina Sekyi

1892-1956 (aged 64)

lawyer politician

William Esuman-Gwira Sekyi, better known as Kobina Sekyi, was a nationalist lawyer, politician and writer in the Gold Coast.

23. Mohammed Adamu Ramadan

1975-. (aged 51)

politician

Mohammed Adamu Ramadan is a Ghanaian politician. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He is the member of parliament for the Adenta Constituency for the 8th parliament of the Republic of Ghana. He is the son of politician Ahmed Ramadan and the elder brother of Samira Bawumia, the Second Lady of Ghana.

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24. Stephen Adei

1948-. (aged 78)

economist business incubator university teacher theatre entrepreneur writer

Stephen Adei is a Ghanaian economist, administrator and writer who is a former Director General and Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. He is a former chairperson of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) under the Nana Akufo-Addo government.

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25. Patrick Yaw Boamah

1974-. (aged 52)

lawyer politician

Patrick Yaw Boamah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Okaikwei Central Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

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26. Daniel Okyem Aboagye

1973-2023 (aged 50)

branch manager politician project manager accountant

Daniel Okyem Aboagye was a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

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27. Samuel Atta Akyea

1962-. (aged 64)

minister lawyer politician

Samuel Atta Akyea is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was the Minister for Works and Housing from 2017 until January 2021. He was the Member of Parliament of Akim Abuakwa South constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana between 2009 and 2025. He is the second person aside Nana Akufo-Addo to be...

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28. Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong

politician minister

Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, is a Ghanaian female legal practitioner, a former Attorney General of Ghana and Minister for Justice. She was appointed by President Mahama in 2013. She is the second woman to hold this office in Ghana, the first being Betty Mould-Iddrisu. Her tenure as attorney general ended on 6 January 2017. She was appointed to the Court of...

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29. Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey

1967-. (aged 59)

minister consultant politician

Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey is a Ghanaian politician and General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress. He is a former 2 term Member of Parliament for the Ketu South constituency in Ghana. He was Propaganda secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

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30. Salma Mumin

1989-. (aged 37)

film producer actor entrepreneur

Abdul Mumin Umu Salma Tando is a Ghanaian actress and producer who hails from Wa in the Upper West Region. Her contributions to the Ghanaian movie industry have earned her several accolades, including Best International New Actress at the 2014 Papyrus Magazine, Screen Actors Awards and Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2019 Ghana Movie Awards. Besides being...

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31. Bice Osei Kuffour

1981-. (aged 45)

rapper entrepreneur singer politician

Bice Osei Kuffour is a Ghanaian hiplife musician, known popularly by the name Obour, which means "stone" in the Akan language. He is the immediate past president of the Musicians Union of Ghana, an umbrella group that unites all musicians in Ghana irrespective of genre. Bice Osei Kuffour contested the NPP primaries elections in the Asante Akyem South constituency as...

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32. Edward Adjaho

1957-. (aged 69)

politician barrister

Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho, MP is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer who was Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2013 to 2017. He is the fifth Speaker elected in the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the first Speaker to have been elected from amongst members of Ghana's parliament in the Fourth Republic. Following his elevation to the position of...

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33. Dzifa Gomashie

1965-. (aged 61)

actor entrepreneur politician

Ablah Dzifa Gomashie is a Ghanaian female veteran actress, producer, screen scriptwriter and a politician. She is currently the parliamentary candidate of the NDC in the Ketu South Constituency and a queen-mother in the Aflao Traditional Area.

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34. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine

1966-. (aged 60)

lawyer politician

Dominic Akuritinga Ayine is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Parliaments of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Bolgatanga East Constituency in the Upper East Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

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35. Inusah Fuseini

1962-. (aged 64)

lawyer teacher minister politician

Inusah Abdulai Bistav Fuseini is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is a former member of parliament for Tamale Central constituency and the former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, former Minister of Roads and Highways in the Ghana government. He was the senior associate with the Law Trust Company in Accra before he went into politics.

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36. Ambrose Dery

1956-. (aged 70)

minister lawyer politician

Ambrose Dery, a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and member of Parliament for Nandom Constituency. He won the constituency during the 2016 elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He was interior minister of Ghana from 2017 to February 2024.

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37. Bernard Avle

1981-. (aged 45)

journalist

Bernard Koku Avle also known as Bernardino Koku Avle is a Ghanaian media personality, broadcast journalist, public speaker. He is the current host of Citi FM's morning show The Citi Breakfast Show and the host of the Point Of View Show on ChannelOne. He also moderates and facilitates local and international conferences occasionally.

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38. Betty Mould-Iddrisu

1953-. (aged 73)

minister lawyer politician

Betty Nah-Akuyea Mould-Iddrisu is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), she was Minister for Education in Ghana from 2011 to 2012, after serving as Attorney General and Minister for Justice from 2009 to 2011. She was the first woman to lead the Attorney General's Office in Ghana. Prior to politics, she had been...

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39. Alima Mahama

1957-. (aged 69)

barrister minister politician

Hajia Alima Mahama is Ghana's first female ambassador to the US. She is a lawyer and was from January 2005 to January 2009 Minister for the affairs of women and children in Ghana under President John Kufuor. She was also the Ghanaian Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, appointed to the office by President Nana Akuffo-Addo on 10 January...

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40. Papa Owusu-Ankomah

1958-. (aged 68)

barrister minister university teacher politician

Papa Owusu-Ankomah is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He served as Member of Parliament for the Sekondi constituency from 1996 to 2016. In June 2017 Papa Owusu-Ankomah was appointed Ghana's High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland. His tour of duty ended on 30 November 2020 but was re-appointed to the...

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41. Kaakie

1991-. (aged 35)

midwife musician

Grace Kaki Awo Ocansey, popularly known as Kaakie, is a Ghanaian dancehall artist. She signed her first record deal with Xtra Large Music. Kaakie grew up as a music lover who listened to various genres of music and did karaoke versions for many of the ones she cherished. At the university, an opportunity came for her to feature in one...

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42. Naa Ashorkor

1988-. (aged 38)

actor television presenter

Naa Ashorkor, also known as Nisirine Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku, is a Ghanaian actress, media personality and theatre director who works at Media General Limited, the parent company of TV3 Ghana.

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43. Adjetey Anang

1973-. (aged 53)

actor

Adjetey Anang is a Ghanaian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the character Pusher in the television series Things We Do for Love and YOLO. He has featured in many Ghanaian films, including Deadly Voyage, A Sting in a Tale, and The Perfect Picture, as well as the Dutch film Slavery.

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44. Joyce Aryee

1947-. (aged 79)

executive director businessperson minister politician

Joyce Rosalind Aryee is a Ghanaian former politician, business executive and minister. Aryee is recognized for having served Ghana for more than 40 years in both the public and private sectors. From 2001 to 2011, she served as the chief executive officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and was the first woman in Africa to have held that role....

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45. Mary Chinery-Hesse

1938-. (aged 88)

civil servant researcher judge chancellor

Mary Akuokor Chinery-Hesse, née Blay is an international civil servant and diplomat, serving as the first woman Chancellor of the University of Ghana, inducted on 1 August 2018. She was the first female Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Organization She was also the first woman to attain the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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46. Prince Kofi Amoabeng

1952-. (aged 74)

businessperson

Prince Kofi Amoabeng is a Ghanaian businessman and a former military officer of the Ghanaian Armed Forces. He caused a paradigm shift in the lending industry in Ghana by founding Unique Trust Financial Services with three employees and grew it into a robust holding company, UT Holdings, with several subsidiaries both locally as well as in Africa and Europe. UT...

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47. Ernestina Naadu Mills

nutritionist educator politician

Ernestina Naadu Mills is a Ghanaian educator and former First Lady of Ghana. She was the wife of former Ghanaian president John Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012), and is the recipient of a Humanitarian award from the Health Legend Foundation. She was also the Second Lady of Ghana from 1996 to 2001. She taught for 33...

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48. Kwesi Botchwey

1942-2022 (aged 80)

economist lawyer minister university teacher financial economist

Kwesi Botchwey was a Ghanaian government official and Professor of Practice in Development Economics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University.

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49. Cina Soul

1996-. (aged 30)

singer songwriter

Christie Quincyna Quarcoopome, known professionally as Cina Soul, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter and performer. She was a finalist at the 2014 Vodafone Ghana Music Icons competition held in Accra, Ghana.

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50. Abena Osei Asare

1979-. (aged 47)

politician banker

Abena Osei-Asare is a Chartered Accountant, Ghanaian politician and currently a Member of Parliament for Atiwa East (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She served as a Deputy Finance Minister from 2017 to 2025. She worked at the New York University as the Assistant Director between 2004 and 2007 and also as Customer Team Leader from 2007...

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51. Joe Ghartey

1961-. (aged 65)

academic lawyer minister politician

Joe Ghartey is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and member of the New Patriotic Party. He is a former Attorney-General of Ghana (2006–2009), Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament (2013–2017) and Railways Development Minister (2017–2021). Joe Ghartey hails from Shama in the Western Region.

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52. Julius Debrah

1966-. (aged 60)

minister chief executive officer politician

Julius Debrah is a Ghanaian politician and chief of staff to the president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He is the current Chief of Staff of the Republic of Ghana. In February 2015, he was appointed chief of staff after the former, Prosper Douglas Bani was removed from office and assigned...

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53. David Dontoh

1964-. (aged 62)

actor

David Kwame Dontoh and affectionately called Uncle David, "Ghanaman" and "Kofi Abranteɛ" (Kofi Gentleman), is a veteran Ghanaian actor and television personality who has starred in numerous local and international films, drama, theatre and other stage productions. He has been very influential in the development of television and drama, especially during the golden age of theatre in Ghana in the...

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54. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu

1955-. (aged 71)

minister accountant politician

Kwaku Agyemang-Manu a Ghanaian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Dormaa Central and was Ghana's Minister of Health between January 2017 and February 2024. He is a Chartered Management Accountant and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Statistics from the University of Ghana in 1989.

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55. Owusu Afriyie Akoto

1949-. (aged 77)

agricultural economist consultant minister politician

Owusu Afriyie Akoto is a Ghanaian agricultural economist and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and was a Member of Parliament for the Kwadaso Constituency from 2009 to 2017. He was a cabinet minister in the Nana Akufo-Addo administration and served as Minister of Food and Agriculture of Ghana. He resigned on 10 January 2023 to...

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56. Hanna Tetteh

1967-. (aged 59)

lawyer diplomat minister politician

Hanna Serwaa Tetteh is a Ghanaian barrister, diplomat and politician who has been serving as the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Libya and as Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) since 2025.

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57. Ursula Owusu

1964-. (aged 62)

minister lawyer politician

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is a Ghanaian lawyer, women's rights activist, and a politician who has been actively involved in politics and public service. She is the former member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency in the Greater Accra Region and former Minister of Communications and Digitalisation.

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58. Bryan Acheampong

1972-. (aged 54)

consultant politician

Bryan Acheampong is a Ghanaian politician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Abetifi Constituency in Ghana's Eastern Region since January 2017. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and previously held the position of Minister of Food and Agriculture from February 2023 to January 2025

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59. Kwesi Nyantakyi

1968-. (aged 58)

banker official lawyer

Kwesi Nyantakyi is a Ghanaian banker, lawyer and former football administrator. He was the president of the Ghana Football Association from 30 December 2005 until 7 June 2018. Nyantakyi officially resigned a day later. However, four hours to the release of his resignation letter FIFA had issued a statement announcing his ban from all football related activities for a period...

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60. Togbe Afede

1957-. (aged 69)

monarch investment banker

Togbe Afede XIV is the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, President of Asogli Traditional Area, and former president of the National House of Chiefs.

61. Mohammed Ibn Chambas

1950-. (aged 76)

lawyer diplomat lecturer politician

Mohamed Ibn Chambas is a Ghanaian lawyer, diplomat, politician and academic who has served as an international civil servant since 2006. He last served as the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, and the former head of UNOWAS from April 2014 to April 2021. Previously, he served as the UN SRSG and Head...

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62. Aaron Mike Oquaye

1944-. (aged 82)

politician university teacher lawyer diplomat minister

Aaron Mike Oquaye is a Ghanaian barrister and politician who served as the sixth Speaker of Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana from 2017 to 2021. An academic, diplomat and Baptist minister, he previously held the cabinet ministerial portfolios for energy and communication and was also the High Commissioner of Ghana to India (2002–04) in the Kufuor administration.

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63. Lydia Forson

1984-. (aged 42)

film producer actor writer

Lydia Forson is a Ghanaian actress, writer, and producer. In 2010 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

64. Marian Ewurama Addy

1942-2014 (aged 72)

university teacher biochemist

Marian Ewurama Addy FGA OV was a Ghanaian biochemist and the first Host of the National Science and Maths Quiz. The first Ghanaian woman to attain the rank of full professor of natural science, Addy became a role model for school girls and budding female scientists on the limitless opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Marian Addy...

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65. Mahama Ayariga

1974-. (aged 52)

minister lawyer politician

Mahama Ayariga is a lawyer and politician in Ghana. He belongs to the National Democratic Congress. He was the Minister of Information and Media Relations and the Minister of Youth and Sports under the John Dramani Mahama administration. He is currently the Member of Parliament representing Bawku Central constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 4th, 6th,...

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66. George Ayittey

1945-2022 (aged 77)

writer economist

George B. N. Ayittey was a Ghanaian economist and author. He was president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington, D.C., a professor at American University, and an associate scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

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67. Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie

1957-2020 (aged 63)

lawyer politician

Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie was a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He held several political positions including general secretary of the New Patriotic Party. He was the chief executive officer of Forestry Commission of Ghana before his death.

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68. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa

1980-. (aged 46)

journalist advertising person marketer politician

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta region since 2013, elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2025 under the government of President John Dramani Mahama. He previously served as Deputy Minister for Information...

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69. Kwabena Duffuor

economist banker minister politician

Kwabena Duffuor was the Finance Minister of Ghana. He served as the governor of the Bank of Ghana. He was named as one of the four best Central Bank Governors in the World at an IMF/World Bank meeting in 1999. He is a Fellow of the Akuafo Hall, University of Ghana, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

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70. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng

1949-. (aged 77)

minister politician surgeon

Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng FGA is a Ghanaian physician and cardiothoracic surgeon who established the National Cardiothoracic Center in Accra, Ghana. He is also the president of the Ghana Heart Foundation and was the chief executive officer of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.

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71. Nana Akufo-Addo

1944-. (aged 82)

diplomat lawyer politician

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is a Ghanaian politician who served as the 13th president of Ghana from January 2017 to January 2025. He previously served as Attorney General from 2001 to 2003 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007 under the administration of then-president John Kufuor.

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72. John Mahama

1958-. (aged 68)

civil servant politician writer historian

John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian politician who has been the president of Ghana since January 2025. A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), he previously served as president from 2012 to 2017.

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73. John Evans Atta Mills

1944-2012 (aged 68)

politician university teacher lawyer economist minister

John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as the 11th president of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2008 Ghanaian presidential election. He was previously the third vice president from 1997 to 2001 under...

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74. Dag Heward-Mills

1963-. (aged 63)

preacher evangelist pastor

Dag Heward-Mills is a Ghanaian religious leader based in Accra, Ghana. He is the founder and presiding Bishop of the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches. He is also the founder of the Anagkazo Bible and Ministry Training Center in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

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75. Alban Bagbin

1957-. (aged 69)

barrister minister politician

Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin is a Ghanaian politician who is the current Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana. He was the Minister for Health in the Ghana government from January 2012 until February 2013. He served as the Member of Parliament for Nadowli West constituency in the Upper West Region of Ghana in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th...

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76. Alan John Kyerematen

1955-. (aged 71)

lawyer diplomat minister politician

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen is a Ghanaian politician, a corporate executive, and a former member of the New Patriotic Party. He was Ghana’s Minister for Trade and Industry from 2017 to 2023. He was also Ghana's Ambassador to the United States from 2001 to 2003 and later as Minister of Trade and Industry, Private Sector Development (PSD), and Presidential Special...

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77. Kwesi Amissah-Arthur

1951-2018 (aged 67)

minister economist politician

Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur was a Ghanaian economist, academic and politician who was the sixth vice president of Ghana under President John Mahama from August 2012 until January 2017. Previously he was the 12th governor of the Bank of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.

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78. Efya

1987-. (aged 39)

actor singer songwriter

Jane Fara Fauzzier Afia Boafowaa Yahaya Awindor, better known as Efya, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter, and actress from Kumasi. She is the daughter of Nana Adwoa Awindor, a filmmaker and celebrity host of the television show Greetings From Abroad. Efya rose to fame after participating in the first edition of Stars of the Future. Beginning in 2011, she won...

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79. Haruna Iddrisu

1970-. (aged 56)

politician university teacher lawyer businessperson minister

Haruna Iddrisu is a Ghanaian politician who is currently the Minister for Education of the Republic of Ghana. He is a member of the ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Tamale South. A member of the National Democratic Congress, he served as Minority Leader in Ghana's Parliament from 2017 to 2023

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80. Elom Adablah

1989-. (aged 37)

singer songwriter composer rapper record producer

Elom Adablah, better known by his stage name E.L, is a Ghanaian Afrobeats musician, rapper, singer and producer.

81. Asiedu Nketia

1956-. (aged 70)

banker teacher politician

Johnson Asiedu Nketiah is a Ghanaian politician and Chairman of the National Democratic Congress. He is noted to be the longest serving General Secretary of the NDC.

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82. Charlotte Osei

1969-. (aged 57)

lawyer

Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei is a Ghanaian lawyer and former chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana from 2015 until she was dismissed in June 2018 on grounds of financial malfeasance. Her dismissal has been challenged in the Supreme Court of Ghana in two separate writs. She became the first female to serve in the office of the Electoral Commission of...

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83. Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare

1974-. (aged 52)

politician minister

Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician who served as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts. She was appointed to this position by President John Mahama in 2013 when he formed his first substantive government. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress. She is currently a member for the 8th and 9th Parliament of the 4th...

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84. Kwaku Kwarteng

1969-. (aged 57)

economist civil engineer politician

Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng is a Ghanaian civil engineer, economist, and politician. He is a two term Member of Parliament for Obuasi West constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is a member of Ghana's New Patriotic Party and a deputy minister of finance.

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85. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed

1974-2025 (aged 51)

teacher politician

Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed was a Ghanaian politician who served as the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and as a member of parliament until his death in the 2025 Ghanaian Air Force helicopter crash.

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86. Samuel Abu Jinapor

1983-. (aged 43)

lawyer politician

Samuel A. Jinapor pronunciation is a Ghanaian lawyer and a politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the Member of Parliament for the Damongo Constituency. In 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo appointed him as Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations at the Office of the President, at the age of 33, the youngest...

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87. Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo

1964-. (aged 62)

coordinator consultant minister politician

Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo is a Ghanaian politician. He is the current Member of Parliament for Wa Central constituency in the Upper West Region of Ghana.

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88. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

1982-. (aged 44)

minister politician lawyer entrepreneur journalist

Kojo Vincent Oppong Nkrumah is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He is the member of parliament for the Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency. He previously served as the Minister of Information from November 2018 and later as the Minister for Works and Housing during the NPP tenure of office.

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89. John Jinapor

1979-. (aged 47)

businessperson politician

John Abdulai Jinapor is a Ghanaian politician, a Member of Parliament representing the Yapei-Kusawgu constituency and Minister in charge of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (Ghana). He is a former Minister of State of Ghana. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress.

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90. Isaac Kwame Asiamah

1975-. (aged 51)

minister politician policy analyst

Isaac Kwame Asiamah is a Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He is the Member of Parliament of Atwima Mponua constituency. He has been the member of parliament for the constituency in the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. From...

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91. Sassy Sika Osei

1985-. (aged 41)

producer actor presenter

Sassy Sika Osei is a Ghanaian actress, producer and TV personality who has worked as a brand influencer for popular brands including L’Oreal Paris and Woodin. She is currently the co-host of popular TV shows and red carpet events which includes The Ladies Circle on TV3, DStv's Studio 53 extra, NdaniTV's Fashion Insider, 2019 VGMA red carpet experience, Channel O...

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92. Black Sherif

2002-. (aged 24)

singer rapper model

Mohammed Ismail Sherif, professionally known as Black Sherif and formerly Blacko, is a Ghanaian singer, rapper and fashion model. He initially gained popularity in 2021 with his song "First Sermon," which he released in May 2021. This was followed up with the "Second Sermon" in July 2021.

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93. John Ntim Fordjour

1986-. (aged 40)

motivational speaker human resources pastor politician

Reverend John Ntim Fordjour is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Assin South Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He served as the Deputy Minister of Education in H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's administration.

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94. Alhassan Suhuyini

1979-. (aged 47)

radio personality politician school teacher

Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist and politician. He belongs to the National Democratic Congress. He is currently a member of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Tamale North.

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95. Yvonne Okoro

1984-. (aged 42)

entrepreneur actor

Chinyere Yvonne Okoro is a Ghanaian and Nigerian actress. Born to a Nigerian Igbo father and Ghanaian mother, Yvonne Okoro is of mixed lineage and calls herself an African. Yvonne Okoro is from Koforidua in the Eastern Parts of Ghana. She received Ghana Movie Awards Best Actress Award in 2010 and was nominated for Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actress...

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96. Frank Annoh Dompreh

1977-. (aged 49)

farmer politician

Frank Annoh-Dompreh is a Ghanaian politician and consultant. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and was the Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri between Jan 2013 and Jan 2025. He is the chairperson for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the Subsidiary Legislation and Roads and Transport Committee.

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97. Berla Mundi

1988-. (aged 38)

television presenter voice actor media personality

Berlinda Addardey, popularly known as Berla Mundi, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana to the parent Mama Ruby Mundi of Accra. She is a Ghanaian media personality, women's advocate and voice artist. In 2019, she co-hosted the 20th VGMA with Kwami Sefa Kayi. She has co-hosted the VGMA for six consecutive times.

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98. Freda Akosua Prempeh

1966-. (aged 60)

marketer politician

Freda Akosua Oheneafrewo Prempeh is a Ghanaian politician, and Member of Parliament in the Seventh Parliament and Eighth Parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana representing Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Ghana. She was the Minister of State, for the Ministry of works and housing, Ghana and previously served as the Deputy Gender Minister and also Assembly member...

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99. Akofa Edjeani Asiedu

1969-. (aged 57)

film producer actor entrepreneur

Akofa Edjeani is a Ghanaian veteran film actress, producer and entrepreneur. Her short film, Not My Daughter (a film about female genital mutilation), won Best Short Film award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in 2008, and I Sing of a Well, the movie she starred in and co-produced, won three awards and the Best Jury Award from Africa...

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100. Anas Aremeyaw Anas

journalist

Anas Aremeyaw Anas, better known as Anas, is a Ghanaian journalist born in the late 1970s. He utilizes his anonymity as a tool in his investigative journalism work. Anas is a politically non-aligned multimedia journalist who specializes in print media and documentaries. He focuses on issues of human rights and anti-corruption in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa. In December 2015 Foreign...

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