Selected Amanfoo of Note
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Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II:
Asantehene (King of the Asante Kingdom of Ghana), who enrolled at the school briefly before being transferred to another for political reasons.
Nana Agyewodin Adu Gyamfi Ampem: Acherensuahene, Chief of Acherensua, a part of Asante. He is the author of a new book on Akan culture, entitled "Akan Mmebusem Bi",
a collection of Akan proverbs and the translation of such proverbs into English.
Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
The Late Nana Oduro Nimepaw:
the immediate-past Essumagyahene, who passed away in 2003.
Nana Akuamoa Boateng Ababio:
the former Mamponghene, known during his Prempeh days and private life as Senior Francis Cartey, who was installed
Omanhene of Mampong in 1987, and ruled for while before abdicating the throne.
The late Barima Asumadu Sakyi:
former Kumawuhene (Chief of Kumawu), Ashanti.
The Late Barima Danso Kokroko:
the immediate-past Akyempemhene of Akyem
Nana Osei-Bonsu II:
Mamponghene (Chief of Mampong), Ashanti
Daasebre Oti Boateng:
Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area, and Deputy Director General of the
International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England.
He's also a former Chairman of the United Nations
Statistical Commission (1987 to 1988) and the first African to occupy that post;
past Vice President of the International Statistical Institute, a worldwide professional
body of eminent Statisticians established over a century ago. He's also the first
African to be elected to Chairmanship of the International Conference of labor
Statisticians since it was established in 1923. And he successfully conducted the 1984 Population Census of Ghana during a period of severe
economic difficulties.
Susubribi Krobea Asante:
Omanhene (Chief) of Asante Asokore Traditional Area
The Late Daasebre Nana Ofori Agyeman II:
the immediate-past Adansihene Omanhene of Adansi Traditional Area)
Kpeteple Narh Dawutey VI:
Konor of Yilo Krobo
Nene Sackitey II:
Konor of Manyah Krobo
Nana Akyena Kwagyan Nuama V:
Asuonwunhene, and Kontre Mensa of the Kumasi (Asantehene's) Kontre Division
The Late Osagyefo Kuntunkununku II:
The former King of the Akyem people of Ghana & former President of the National House of Chiefs, who was also a distinguished physician. The team that performed the first heart transplant operation in Chechoslovakia, which took place at the Bratislava Hospital in 1968, included this King, who was then the
medical student Alex Fredua Agyemang. Alex was on top of his class at the prestigious Charles University Medical School, and thus is credited for being the first student to perform sugery in Chechoslovakia! Even more noteworthy is the fact that he accomplished this feat only 7 years after leaving Pearson House.
Daasebre Akuamoa Boateng II:
Kwahuhene (Chief of Kwahu).
Nana Anarfi Kokortoh:
Chief of Asante Akim Hwidiem; also a
Chartered Accountant and a member of the Consultative Assembly in connection
with the drawing of the 1992
Constitution.
Oheneba Adusei Poku:
Akyempemhene of Asante (ie, Chief of the historicallly renowned Asante Military & Armoury)
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