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John Kufuor

Politician

John Kufuor 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	Džons Kufuors · John Agyekum Kufuor · John Kufuor · Kufuor Jon Agyekum · Τζον Κουφούρ · 10 more...				[sources]
Alias	Džons Kufūrs · Gentle Giant · John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor · John Kofi Agyekun Kufuor · John Kufour · 9 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Kufuor · Kufuors · Куфуор · ジョン・クフォー · 约翰·库福尔				[sources]
Birth date	1938-12-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Kumasi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Ghana				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Political association	New Patriotic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q51005				[sources]
Position	Chairperson of ECOWAS (2003-2005) · Chairperson of the African Union (2007-2008) · Member of the 1st Parliament of the 2nd Republic of Ghana (1969-1972) · Member of the 1st Parliament of the 3rd Republic of Ghana (1979-1981) · President of Ghana (2001-2009)				[sources]
Education	Exeter College · Lincoln's Inn · Osei Tutu Senior High School · Prempeh College · University of Oxford				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-01-16	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

fifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Matthew Opoku Prempeh Politician	nephew · relative · uncle	-	-
John Addo Kufuor Close Associate	child	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Ghana	2001-01-07	2009-01-07

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories383,999

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons316,623

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions526,214

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