List of Achimotans
Notable Achimotans listed below are either alumni ("Akoras") or were affiliated to Achimota School as teachers. According to the Constitution of the Old Achimotan Association (OAA), alumni members who completed a full course of study and teachers who taught at the school for at least five years are considered to be full members of the OAA, and are known as Akoras. Notable Akoras are those Achimotans that have excelled or played a pioneering role in their field.
Notable alumni
Political leaders
- Alhaji Adamu Atta, former Governor of Kwara State, Nigeria
- Edward Akufo-Addo, former President, Second Republic of Ghana (1969–72)
- Kow Nkensen Arkaah, first Vice President, Fourth Republic of Ghana (1993–97)
- Alhaji Sir Dauda Jawara, first Head of State of The Gambia (1970–94)
- John Evans Atta Mills, former President, Republic of Ghana (2009–12), second Vice President, Fourth Republic of Ghana (1997-2001)
- Robert Mugabe, first President, Republic of Zimbabwe
- Kwame Nkrumah, first President of Ghana, founding member and 3rd Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity, now African Union
- Jerry John Rawlings, former Head of State, Ghana, 1979, 1981–93; and former President, Republic of Ghana (1993-2001)
Architecture
- Theodore S. Clerk, urban planner and the first African architect of the Gold Coast, developer of the port city of Tema, first CEO of Tema Development Corporation, first President of the Ghana Institute of Architects and recipient of the Rutland Prize from the Royal Scottish Academy in Arts and Architecture.[1][2]
Armed forces
- Major-General Nathan Apea Aferi, second Ghanaian Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, and former Foreign Minister
- Major Seth Anthony, diplomat and first African commissioned officer in the British Army
- Major-General (Rtd) Stephen Otu, first Ghanaian Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces
- Flight-Lieutenant (Rtd) Jerry John Rawlings, former officer of the Ghana Air Force, military Head of State, and President of Ghana
- Lieutenant-General Joseph Henry Smith, Ambassador to the United States, and former Chief of Army Staff
Aviation
- Captain Agyare, former pilot Ghana Airways
- Captain Kofi Martin Ampomah, former pilot Ghana Airways, and head of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority
Business
- Ken Ofori-Atta, founder and Chairman of Databank Group; Finance minister
- Kwame Pianim, economist, consultant, and politician
- George Nenyi Andah
Diplomats
- K.B Asante, former teacher and former Ghanaian High Commissioner to the UK
- S.K.B Asante, lawyer and International Arbitrator who has served as International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
- Pauline M. Clerk, civil servant, diplomat and presidential advisor
- Victor Gbeho, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Isaac Osei, former Ghanaian High Commissioner to the UK, and Chief Executive of COCOBOD
- Alex Quaison-Sackey, diplomat and Ghanaian permanent representative to the United Nations
- Joseph Henry Smith, former Ghanaian Ambassador to the United States, and former Chief of Defense Staff
Education
- Ivan Addae-Mensah, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana
- E. H. Amonoo-Neizer, former Vice Chancellor, KNUST
- Ernest Aryeetey, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana
- Patrick Awuah, Jr., President and founder of Ashesi University
- Kenneth Dike, first African Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan
- Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, physician and former Vice-Chancellor of the KNUST
- George Benneh - former vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana
- F. O. Kwami, former Vice Chancellor, KNUST
- Alexander A. Kwapong, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, and former Vice Rector of the UN University in Tokyo, Japan
- Ebenezer Laing, botanist and geneticist
- Lawrence Henry Yaw Ofosu-Appiah, former Classics Professor, University of Ghana
Government
- Kwame Addo-Kufuor, MP and former Minister of Defense
- Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, former Electoral Commissioner
- Daniel Francis Annan, first Speaker of Parliament, Fourth Republic of Ghana
- Susanna Al-Hassan, Ghana's first female Minister of State
- Joyce R. Aryee, former Secretary, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and Exec Director, Salt and Light Ministries
- William Ofori Atta, co-leader of Ghana Independence Movement, former Minister for Education, Culture and Sports, 1970–71; and former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Ekwow Spio Garbrah, Minister of Trade and Industries, former Ambassador to the United States, and former Minister of Education, and former Secretary of the CTO
- Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, former Finance Minister
- Samuel Phillip Gyimah, British MP, former Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Cameron, Minister for Universities in the Theresa May government
- Alan John Kyerematen, former Ambassador to the United States, Minister of Trade and Industries
- Erasmus Ransford Tawiah Madjitey, CBE, first Ghanaian Commissioner of the Ghana Police Force, diplomat, and politician
- J. H. Mensah, former Finance Minister of Ghana, MP (1969–72), Leader of Government Business (2001), Senior Minister (2001-07)
- Amon Nikoi, former Governor of the Bank of Ghana (1973 - 1977) and Minister of Finance (1979 - 1981)
- Gloria Amon Nikoi (née Addae), first female Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Yaw Osafo-Maafo, former parliamentarian and former Finance Minister, adjudged Africa's Best Finance Minister in 2001 by the Banker Magazine of the Financial Times
- Victor Owusu, former Attorney General and Foreign Minister (1969–72)
- Richard Kwame Peprah, former Minister of Finance
Health services
- Alexander Adu Clerk, psychiatrist and specialist in sleep medicine
- Matilda J. Clerk, second Ghanaian female physician
- Charles Odamtten Easmon, first Ghanaian surgeon and first Dean of University of Ghana Medical School
- Susan Ofori-Atta, first Ghanaian female physician
- Fred T. Sai, physician and family planning advocate
- Jaswant Wadwhani, former Commanding Officer, 37 Military Hospital
- Felix Konotey-Ahulu - sickle-cell expert
Legal and judiciary
- Anna Bossman, former Acting Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)
- Justice Akua Kuenyehia, first African to service as Chief Justice of the World Court at the Hague
- Justice E. N. P. Sowah, former Chief Justice of Ghana
- Samuel Date-Bah , judge and academic
Mass media
- Kwaku Sakyi-Addo, journalist, two-time winner of Journalist of the Year Award and Ghana's former correspondent for the BBC and Reuters
Music
- Saka Acquaye, artist, sculptor, highlife and folk musician, co-founder of Black Beats Band and Wulomei
- Victor Kofi Agawu, music professor, Princeton University
- King Bruce, highlife musician; founder and leader of Black Beats Band; senior Civil Service official
- Philip Gbeho, classical musician and composer of Ghana's national anthem
- Kofi Ghanaba, aka "Guy Warren" Akwei, musician and drummer
- Emmanuel Gyimah Labi, composer, ethnomusicologist, pianist and former conductor of the Ghana National Symphony Orchestra
- William Chapman Nyaho, classical pianist
- Reggie Rockstone, musician and hip-life artiste
- Bernice Ofei
Politics
- Reginald Reynolds Amponsah
- Dan Botwe
- Samia Nkrumah, first female Chair of the C.P.P, and former Member of Parliament of Jomoro Constituency
- Benita Sena Okity-Duah
- Gilchrist Olympio, Togolese politician and presidential candidate
Science and technology
- Nii Quaynor, engineer and founder of NCS (now Ghana.com[3])
- Charles Wereko-Brobby, engineer and politician, and former CEO of Volta River Authority
Sports
- Herbert Mensah, former CEO of Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC
- Ernest Obeng, former world-class sprinter and Head of Broadcasting for the International Association of Athletic Federations
Writers
- Ayi Kwei Armah, author of The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
- Kofi Awoonor, poet, teacher, and diplomat
- Cyprian Ekwensi, short-story writer, author of children's books, pharmacist and broadcaster
- Nii Ayikwei Parkes, writer, author,Tail of the Blue Bird,The Makings of You[4]
Principals and heads
- James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey, first vice principal and co-founder
- Rev. Alec Garden Fraser, co-founder and first principal; former principal of Trinity College, Kandy, Sri Lanka; and Gordonstoun, Scotland[5]
- Bishop Robert Stopford, former principal and former Bishop of London
Former teachers
- Ephraim Amu, musician and composer
- John Barham, English pianist, composer, arranger, producer, choirmaster and educator
- Kofi Abrefa Busia, former teacher and former Prime Minister of Ghana in the 2nd Republic (1969 to 1972)
- Michael Cardew, potter
- Charles G. Palmer-Buckle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Roman Catholic Church, Accra[6]
Other
- Sally Mugabe (née Hayfron), wife of President Robert Mugabe
- Esther Afua Ocloo, industrialist
- Theodosia Okoh, designer of Ghana's national flag
- Grace Bediako, former Government Statistician
- George Briggars Williams, actor
References
- ↑ Ofori-Mensah. "22 Successful Ghanaians Who Went To Achimota School". OMGVoice. Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
- ↑ Goold, David. "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (April 6, 2017, 10:33 pm)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ↑ Ghana.com Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Nii+Ayikwei+Parkes+
- ↑ "School history" Archived 2010-09-06 at the Wayback Machine., Gordonstoun.
- ↑ Meet our Archbishop Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine.
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