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Ken Ofori-Atta

Politician

Ken Ofori-Atta is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ken Ofori-Atta · كين اوفورى اتا · 肯·欧福利-埃塔 · 켄 오포리아타				[sources]
Alias	Kenneth Nana Yaw Kuntunkununku Ofori-Atta · Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta · Kenneth Ofori-Atta · 케네스 나나 요 오포리아타				[sources]
Birth date	1958-11-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Kibi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Ghana				[sources]
Citizenship	Ghana				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ken				[sources]
Last name	Ofori-Atta				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20022251				[sources]
Position	Minister for Finance and Economic Planning · co-founder · executive chairperson				[sources]
Education	Achimota School · Columbia University · Yale School of Management · Yale University				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Ghanaian economist and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Associates
Associate	Relationship	Start date	End date
Togbe Afede Politician	significant person	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning	2017-01-27	2024-02-14

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jones Ofori Atta Politician	child · father	-	-
Nana Akufo-Addo Politician	cousin · relative	-	-

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