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Marufatu Abiola Bawuah (Mrs) is Ghanaian finance and businesswoman. As of 2014, she became the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa, making her the first Ghanaian and the first woman to have held that position. Bawuah was born on September 25, 1968, and grew up in Aflao at a time when parents…

Mohammed Dewji has been ranked as the richest man in Tanzania as of the year 2020. Mohammed Gulamabbas Dewji is a Tanzanian billionaire businessman and a former politician. He is the owner of MeTL Group, a Tanzanian conglomerate founded by his father in the 1970s. The former Member of Parliament was born on May 8,…

Pearl Esua-Mensah is the Founder and CEO of Feniks Ltd., a Business Development Company with a vision to assist medium-sized companies to maximize their growth capabilities. She was the chief executive officer for Media General Ltd, a group of media organizations in Ghana from September 2017 to September 2018, and also the former Deputy Managing…

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is a Ghanaian economist, banker, and politician. He is the current Vice President of Ghana having assumed office on 7 January 2017. Bawumia was a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana until his nomination as the vice-presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2008, standing alongside presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo. He also ran as the…

Osei Kwame Despite born Osei-Kwame is a level-headed businessman with a very good background in music production and broadcasting. He was born on the 2nd February 1962 at Agona Wiamoase in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Osei Kwame Despite’s educational background may look rich because he has an honorary degree from a British university but…

Kennedy Osei is a retired Ghanaian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 1993 and 1997 as well as the World Indoor Championships in 1993 and 1997, reaching the semifinals on each occasion. Kennedy Osei was…

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, popular as Kennedy Agyapong, is a Ghanaian politician and businessman who represents Assin Central in parliament for the New Patriotic Party. He was first elected a member of parliament in 2000 and has retained his seat in all elections including the 2020 general elections. Ohene Agyapong was born on June 16, 1960, in…

Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who led the country from 1981 to 2001 and also for a brief period in 1979. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected president of Ghana. Jerry John Rawlings, popular as J.J or J.J Rawlings was…

Aaron Mike Oquaye is a Ghanaian politician and is the Sixth Speaker of Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He was sworn in as the Speaker of Parliament on 7 January 2017. He was born in Osu, Accra on April 4, 1944, to E.G.N Oquaye of Osu and Felicia Awusika Abla Oquaye of Odumase-Krobo in…