57 Notable alumni of
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is 1254th in the world, 26th in Africa, and 2nd in Ghana by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 57 notable alumni from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kofi Annan
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Studied in 1958-1961
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomateconomist
- Biography
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Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organisation founded by Nelson Mandela.
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Mr Eazi
- Occupations
- businesspersonsinger
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Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, better known by his stage name Mr Eazi, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record executive. He is the pioneer of Banku music, a fusion of sound he describes as a mixture of Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian chord progressions and patterns. Mr Eazi relocated to Kumasi in 2008 and enrolled at KNUST, where he began booking artists to perform at college parties. He showed interest in music after recording a guest verse on "My Life", a song that gained traction and became a popular record at KNUST. Mr Eazi released his debut mixtape About to Blow in 2013. He gained an international audience following the release of the Efya-assisted single "Skin Tight". His second mixtape, titled Life Is Eazi, Vol. 1 – Accra to Lagos, was released in 2017.
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El Anatsui
- Occupations
- ceramicistpainteruniversity teacherinstallation artistsculptor
- Biography
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El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his "bottle-top installations". These installations consist of thousands of aluminum pieces sourced from alcohol recycling stations and sewn together with copper wire, which are then transformed into metallic cloth-like wall sculptures. Such materials, while seemingly stiff and sturdy, are actually free and flexible, which often helps with manipulation when installing his sculptures.
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Samira Bawumia
- Years
- 1980-.. (age 45)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Samira Bawumia is a Ghanaian politician who served as the Second Lady of Ghana from 2017 to 2025. She is married to former Vice-President of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia. She received the Ghanaian Women Association of Georgia Global Humanitarian Award, an honor from the Atlanta City Council, and is also recognized by the Macon Bibb country. She graduated from the University of London with a bachelor’s degree in law.
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Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings is a Ghanaian politician and the widow of former President Jerry Rawlings. She was First Lady of Ghana from 4 June 1979 to 24 September 1979 and from 31 December 1981 to 7 January 2001. In 2016, she became the first woman to run for President of Ghana. In 2018, she launched her book titled It Takes a Woman.
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Chris Attoh
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in art of painting
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Chris Attoh is a Ghanaian actor, film director, on-air personality, television presenter and producer. He is best known as "Kwame Mensah" in Nigerian soap opera Tinsel.
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Matthew Opoku Prempeh
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with master's degree in human biology
- Occupations
- politicianphysicianchairperson
- Biography
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Matthew Opoku Prempeh is a Ghanaian medical doctor and politician. He was the vice presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party for the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. He is a former Member of Parliament for the Manhyia South Constituency and a former Minister of Education in Ghana. He is popularly known as NAPO, an acronym for his traditional name, Nana Poku. He also served as the Minister of Energy from 2021 to 2024.
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Opoku Ware II
- Occupations
- politicianmonarchlawyerdiplomat
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Otumfuo Opoku Ware II was the 15th Asantehene. He succeeded his uncle Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II on 27 July 1970. He ruled for 29 years until his death in February 1999. He was succeeded by Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II.
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Thomas Mensah
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Studied chemical engineering
- Occupations
- inventorscientistentrepreneurchemical engineerengineer
- Biography
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Thomas Owusu Mensah was a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor who contributed to the development of fiber optic manufacturing and nanotechnology. He had 14 patents, and was inducted into the US National Academy of Inventors in 2015. In 2017, Mensah served as editor-in-chief of the textbook Nanotechnology Commercialization, published by John Wiley & Sons.
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Aliu Mahama
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alhaji Aliu Mahama was a Ghanaian engineer and politician who was Vice-President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. A member of the New Patriotic Party, he was Ghana's first Muslim Vice-President.
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Okyeame Kwame
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in musicology
- Occupations
- creative directorsongwriterentrepreneurrapper
- Biography
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Kwame Nsiah-Apau, known by his stage name Okyeame Kwame and nicknamed Rap Doctor, is a Ghanaian musician, songwriter, creative director and a Developmental Activist. His dual roles as an artist and an activist have led to his recognition as an "artivist."
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Amma Darko
- Occupations
- writerprose writernovelist
- Biography
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Amma Darko is a Ghanaian novelist. She won The Golden Baobab Prize for one of her novels. She has published seven novels in total.
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Yaw Osei Adutwum
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- education activistpolitician
- Biography
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Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum is a Ghanaian politician and member of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. On 5 March 2021, Adutwum was appointed by President Nana Akufo-Addo as the Minister of Education in Ghana. He is noted for his unannounced visits to schools as means to effective monitoring and supervision.
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Samuel Nartey George
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in agricultural technology
- Occupations
- politicianofficial
- Biography
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Samuel Nartey George is a Ghanaian politician and agricultural engineer. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He defeated the incumbent E. T. Mensah to represent the party in the 2016 parliamentary elections for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency. He is a member of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Ningo-Prampram constituency. He is from Ahwiam, Old Ningo.
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Samuel Abu Jinapor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Samuel Abu 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 Dankwah 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 in the history of Ghana to occupy such a position. He is currently the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.
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Francisca Oteng-Mensah
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws in law
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Francisca Oteng-Mensah is a member of parliament of the New Patriotic Party for the Kwabre East Constituency and was known as the youngest parliamentarian of the fourth republic of Ghana at the time of her election in 2016.
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Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Master of Science in planning
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- quantity surveyorpoliticianarchitect
- Biography
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Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka is the Member of Parliament for Asawase in the Ashanti Region of Ghana of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and the 8th parliaments of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He was the Minority Chief Whip in the Parliament of Ghana.
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Cassiel Ato Forson
- Occupations
- politicianmanageraccountant
- Biography
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Cassiel Ato Baah Forson is a Ghanaian politician and member of parliament from 2009 to date. Dr. Forson first joined the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, before retaining his seat for the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. In 2013 he served as the deputy minister for Finance.
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Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah
- Occupations
- university teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah is a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament of Tema West constituency. Also, he was a Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry in Ghana. He is also the CEO of Carlos King Freight Services.
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Kwame Akoto-Bamfo
- Occupations
- sculptor
- Biography
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Kwame Akoto-Bamfo is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator and activist, known for his sculptures and massive body of works dedicated to the memory, healing and Restorative Justice for people of African descent. His outdoor sculptures are dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Transatlantic slave trade, notably the installation Nkyinkim, on display at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice that opened in 2018 in Montgomery, Alabama. His other sculptures include an installation of 1,200 concrete heads representing Ghana's enslaved ancestors in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Called Faux-Reedom, it was unveiled in 2017.
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Francis Asenso-Boakye
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Francis Asenso-Boakye is a Ghanaian politician and businessman. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He is the member of parliament for the Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He was the deputy Chief of Staff and Political Assistant to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; President of the Republic of Ghana. He last served as Minister for Roads and Highways under that government.
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Hackman Owusu-Agyeman
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in agriculture
- Occupations
- agricultural economistpoliticiandiplomat
- Biography
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Hackman Owusu-Agyemang is a Ghanaian politician and former member of Parliament for New Juaben North constituency of the eastern region of Ghana. He is a member of the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana and a former Minister of Water, Works and Housing as well as a former minister of foreign affairs. He is currently the Chairman of the Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party and board chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board.
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Daniel Botwe
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in computer science
- Occupations
- software engineerpoliticianbusiness executive
- Biography
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Daniel Kwaku Botwe is a Ghanaian politician. He was the Member of Parliament of Okere constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He served as Minister for Information and National Orientation in the John Agyekum Kufour administration and also served as the Minister for Regional Reorganization and Development and the Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development in the Nana Akufo-Addo first and second term of office respectively.
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Ameyaw Debrah
- Born in
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Ghana - Occupations
- journalistblogger
- Biography
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Ameyaw Kissi Debrah, who is known professionally as Ameyaw Debrah, is a Ghanaian celebrity blogger, freelance journalist, and reporter. He founded AmeyawDebrah.com, an entertainment website and blog that primarily publishes news about Ghanaian celebrities. He graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with a bachelor's degree in publishing. While at KNUST, he won the Best Publishing Student award in 2005. He has made significant contributions to several pan-African websites, including Jamati.com, Orijin-ent.com, and ModernGhana.com.
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Nikki Samonas
- Occupations
- modelactor
- Biography
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Nikoletta Samonas is a Ghanaian and Greek actress and a freelance model. She is known as Nikki Samonas in the entertainment industry and has had roles in a number of feature films. She is an alumna of both Holy Child High School and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
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Kwaku Kwarteng
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in civil engineering
- Occupations
- civil engineerpoliticianeconomist
- Biography
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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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Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in social science
- Occupations
- managerpolitician
- Biography
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Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah is a Ghanaian politician who served in the government of Ghana as Minister of Energy and Petroleum in the John Mahama administration from 2013 to 2016. Buah, a member of the National Democratic Congress, is the Member of Parliament of Ellembelle constituency in the Western Region. He is the Deputy Minority Leader in the Parliament of Ghana after replacing James Klutse Avedzi.
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Andrew Asiamah Amoako
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Master of Science in Environmental Management
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Graduated with diploma
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Andrew Asiamah Amoako is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, elected to office in December 2020 as an independent candidate. He currently represents the Fomena Constituency in the Ashanti Region. He is also the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
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Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in biochemistry
- Occupations
- politiciandirector
- Biography
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Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah is a Ghanaian politician and the current Member of Parliament for the Takoradi constituency in the Western Region of Ghana. He had his secondary education at the Mfantsipim School. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Deputy Minister for Aviation in Ghana. Author of Discover Western Region (Tourism guide) and 9.9 lessons.
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Stephen Amoah
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in computer science and actuarial science
- Occupations
- politicianchief executive officerconsultant
- Biography
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Stephen Amoah is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is the member of parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency. He is currently a board member of GCB Bank.
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Patricia Appiagyei
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in economics
- Occupations
- politicianbankereconomist
- Biography
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Patricia Appiagyei is a Ghanaian politician, one-time Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister and the first female mayor of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing Asokwa Constituency. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party in Ghana.
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Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Master of Science
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He once served as the member of Parliament for Nanton, the Deputy Minister for Information and Media Relations and the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry. He is Member of Parliament for Tamale Central Constituency in the Northern Region. In December 2024, he was re-elected to serve as Member of Parliament for Tamale Central Constituency in the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
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Ray Styles
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in communication design
- Occupations
- artistkeyboardist
- Biography
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Emmanuel Apraku, also known as Ray Styles, was a Ghanaian pencil artist,. He created his own brand in the form of pencil art, graphic design, and caricature. He worked with celebrities such as Tolu Lope, Josh Ostrovsky, Michael Blackson, Chris Bosh, DeStorm Power, Mrcocoyam, D Black, Edem, King Bach, and Malin Bjork, among others.
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Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in urban planning
- Occupations
- urban plannerpolitician
- Biography
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Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu is a Ghanaian urban planner and politician. He was the majority leader in the Ghanaian Parliament until he stepped down on 21 February 2024 and is the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in Ghana. He is the longest serving lawmaker in Ghana.
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George Nenyi Andah
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianmarketer
- Biography
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George Nenyi Kojo Andah is a Ghanaian politician and the former Member of Parliament of the Awutu Senya West Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and was the Deputy Minister for communications in Ghana.
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Benito Owusu Boo
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in land economy
- Occupations
- general managerpolitician
- Biography
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Benito Owusu Bio is a land economist and Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He is the Member of Parliament representing Atwima-Nwabiagya constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana 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.
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Eric Opoku
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in social science
- Occupations
- politicianfarmerteacher
- Biography
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Eric Opoku is a Ghanaian politician and member of the 9th parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Asunafo South Constituency in the Brong-Ahafo Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.
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Veronica Bekoe
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- 1968-1972 graduated with Bachelor of Science in biology
- Occupations
- biologist
- Biography
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Veronica Ayele Bekoe is a biologist from Ghana. She is known for her impact in the invention of the Veronica bucket used to reduce the spread of communicable diseases.
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Zita Okaikoi
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Zita Sabah Okaikoi is a Ghanaian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister for Tourism of Ghana and later Ghana's Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
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Francisca Ashietey-Odunton
- Born in
- Ghana
- Occupations
- broadcasterjournalisttelevision presenter
- Biography
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Francisca Ashietey-Odunton is a Ghanaian journalist, broadcaster and diplomat. She was the Acting Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and since 2021, she has been Ghana's ambassador to Turkey. Before that, she served as Ghana's High Commissioner to Kenya from 2017 to 2021.
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Zapp Mallet
- Biography
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Emmanuel Mallet popularly known as Zapp Mallet is a veteran Ghanaian recording engineer and a record producer. He is recognized as one of the pioneers of the hiplife genre that started in the early 1990s in Ghana. He is also recognized as the only recording engineer to have won the Ghana Music Awards on three consecutive occasions; 1999, 2000, 2001.
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Priscilla Kolibea Mante
- Born in
- Ghana
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- neuropharmacologistscientist
- Biography
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Priscilla Kolibea Mante is a Ghanaian neuropharmacologist, a researcher and lecturer from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, currently based at the Kumasi campus. Her research work focuses on alternatives of plant-based therapeutic options to manage drug-resistant epilepsy and the neglected tropical disease neurocysticercosis. In her work, she mostly explores the anticonvulsant activity of the plant alkaloid cryptolepine and its solid-lipid nanoparticles in the management of neurocysticercosis-induced epilepsy. Her goal is to identify a way to help cryptolepine permeate more efficiently into the central nervous system to reduce the risk of convulsion, helping patients to manage their condition as effectively as possible. Aside from her studies of epilepsy, Mante has also worked toward new therapies to alleviate pain, anxiety, and depression.
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Gifty Oware-Mensah
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in study of history
- Occupations
- politicianexecutive directorchief executive officer
- Biography
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Gifty Oware-Mensah is a Ghanaian politician and currently the deputy executive director of the National Service Scheme in Ghana. She has responsibility for administration and finance, helping to manage an annual personnel pool of about 100,000.
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Kwame Anyimadu Antwi
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in land economy
- Occupations
- politicianUnilever Ghanaeducational theorist
- Biography
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Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is a member of parliament for Asante-Akim Central constituency in the Seventh Parliament and 8th Parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana in the Ashanti Region, a position he has held since 2009. He represents the New Patriotic Party. Currently, he is a board member of VRA and also the chairperson for the Ghana National Fire Service Council.
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Ivy Barley
- Occupations
- businesspersonactivistsocial entrepreneur
- Biography
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Ivy Barley is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, women in tech advocate, and the co-founder of Developers in Vogue. In January 2022, GhanaWeb featured Barley as one of the 3 Ghanaian ‘Women in Tech’ making strides on the international corporate scene. In 2017 and 2019, Barley was listed as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians by Avance Media.
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Mike Hammah
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in architectural technology
- Occupations
- architectpolitician
- Biography
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Mike Allen Hammah is a politician and a former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources of Ghana. He had been the Minister for Transport until January 4, 2011, when he was moved after a cabinet reshuffle by President Mills. He was also the Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.
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Della Sowah
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in social science
- Occupations
- marketerpoliticianjournalistadvertising person
- Biography
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Della Adjoa Sowah is a Ghanaian former Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection. She is also the Member of Parliament for Kpando constituency.
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Kwaku Aning
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- physicist
- Biography
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Kwaku Aning is a Ghanaian diplomat, international civil servant and technologist who is Chairman of the governing board of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, having been appointed in July 2017. Aning is a former Deputy Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Marian Asantewah Nkansah
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Marian Asantewah Nkansah FGA is a Ghanaian environmental chemist. Her research work focuses on finding solutions to environmental problems associated with levels and fate of toxic substances such as heavy/trace metals, persistent organic pollutants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food, water, soil, rocks, sediments and other environmental samples. She also researches on the interaction of these pollutants with each other in the environment. In 2016, together with some scientists from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, she led a research which led to the confirmation that edible white clay poses potential cancer risk. In 2016, she became the first scientist to win the Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Prize, an annual award that recognises exceptional women scientists from scientifically and technologically lagging countries. She and Collins Obuah, another scientist from the University of Ghana, were the two scientist selected to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in 2017. In 2021, she was among five women recipients in developing countries of the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards. She received the 2022 Africa Role Model Overall Female Personality Award, and was inducted as a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences the same year.
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Bernard Akoi-Jackson
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Bernard Akoi–Jackson, is a Ghanaian academic, artist and writer. He is known for projects that are in continual metamorphosis. His art works are mostly performative, or pseudo-rituals. His writings are focused on the development of contemporary African, Ghanaian visual arts and culture in poetic and jovial manner. He is known as a proverbial jester (or Esu) using critical absurdity to move between installations, dance and poetry, video, and photography. He blends post-colonial African identities through transient and makeshift memorials.
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Francis Amenu
- Born in
- Ghana
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Francis Amenu is a Ghanaian metallurgical engineer who also trained and ordained as a minister. He served in the Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P.) Church, Ghana. In 1999, he was assigned to serve Ghanaian congregations in London, United Kingdom. There in 2003, before returning to Africa, he founded the E.P. Church, UK.
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Dj Aroma
- Born in
- Ghana
- Enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- disc jockey
- Biography
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Collins Tetteh Nartey, known professionally as DJ Aroma, is a Ghanaian disc jockey. He is the official DJ for the annual Detty Rave music festival in Ghana. He was listed among the top ten DJs in Africa in 2019. He was awarded the DJ of the Year at the 2021 3Music Awards and the Radio DJ of the Year at the 2020 RTP awards.
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Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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 Republic of Ghana representing the Techiman North Constituency. Ofosu-Adjare has been appointed Trade, Industry and Agribusiness Minister Designate by John Dramani Mahama for his second term.
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Mabel Simpson
- Occupations
- fashion designer
- Biography
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Mabel Simpson is a Ghanaian fashion designer and CEO of mSimps in Ghana.
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Anne Amuzu
- Occupations
- computer scientist
- Biography
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Anne Amuzu is a Ghanaian computer scientist and the co-founder of the technology company, Nandimobile Limited. Her company has received several awards, including best business at the 2011 LAUNCH Conference in USA.
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Portia Arthur
- Occupations
- journalistwriter
- Biography
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Portia Arthur is a Ghanaian writer and reporter. She launched her first book titled Against the Odds in July 2018. She also started the Book Per Child Initiative, which aims to inspire young people to read by supporting them with educational materials and establishing reading clubs in various schools and churches.
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Abena Dugan
- Occupations
- activist
- Biography
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Abena Dugan is Ghanaian youth and gender advocate. In 2018, she was elected vice chair in charge of Partnership and Resources of the Commonwealth Youth Council, making her the first female and Ghanaian hold the position. The Commonwealth Youth council is the largest and most diverse youth-led organisation in the world, as such Dugan is now representing young people in 53 Commonwealth countries.
