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Nana Akufo-Addo

Diplomat · Politician

Nana Akufo-Addo 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	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo · Nana Akufo Ado · Nana Akufo-Addo · Νάνα Ακούφο-Άντο · Нана Акуфо-Аддо · 12 more...				[sources]
Alias	Akufo-Addo Nana · Nana Addo · Nana Addo-Danquah Akufo Addo · William Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo · Акуфо-Аддо, Нана · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Akufo-Addo				[sources]
Birth date	1944-03-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Accra				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	Ghana				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Nana				[sources]
Last name	Addo				[sources]
Political association	New Patriotic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q718601				[sources]
Position	Attorney General of Ghana (2001-2003) · Chairperson of ECOWAS (2020-2022) · Member of the 2nd Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (1997-2001) · Member of the 3rd Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2001-2005) · Member of the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2005-2009) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	City, University of London · Holmewood House School · Lancing College · New College · University of Ghana (1964-1967)				[sources]
Religion	Presbyterianism				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-01-19	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of Ghana from 2017 to 2025

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-01-31

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Edwina Nana Dokua Akufo-Addo Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana	2005-01-07	2009-01-06

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories383,999

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons316,582

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions526,214

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-ghana-nana-akufo-addo-president · us-cia-ghana-nana-addo-dankwa-akufo-addo-president

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