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Ghanaian politician

Kwesi Ahwoi (born 17 November ) is a former Minister for the Interior of Ghana. In , he became the first Ghanaianambassador to Comoros, he also doubles as the ambassador of Ghana in 4 other countries; Lesotho, Mauritius, Seychelles and Swaziland.

Early life and education

Kwesi Ahwoi attended Prempeh College at Kumasi where he obtained his GCE Ordinary Level in His sixth form education was at St. Augustine's College (Cape Coast) where he passed the GCE Advanced Level in His undergraduate education was at the University of Cape Coast where he obtained the Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Geography and Education. Between and , he studied for the Post Graduate Certificates in Budgeting and Financial Management and from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. During and , he studied for the Postgraduate Certificate in Planning and Resource Management at the University of Maryland, College Park, United States.

Career

Ahwoi has held various positions in government and business. He was the chief executive officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre[1] during the Rawlings era. Following the December presidential election, he was appointed Minister for Food and Agriculture by President John Atta Mills. In January , Ahwoi was appointed Minister for the Interior of Ghana by President John Dramani Mahama. He held that position until 16 July

Personal life

Kwesi Ahwoi is married with seven children.Kwamena Ahwoi and Ato Ahwoi, both brothers of Kwesi served in the Rawlings government.

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Kwamena Ahwoi is a Ghanaian academic and politician. He was the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development from to in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, during the reign of Jerry Rawlings.

He was also for a brief time in , the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Kwamena was born on October 13th, at South Suntreso in Kumasi Ghana. The fourth child out of eight children, his siblings include Kwasi Ahwoi and Ato Ahwoi and four others. He lost his father at a young age and his mother in January , at the age of

He obtained an 'O level' certificate from the Okuapemang Secondary School and attended o Opoku Ware School where he was in the dining hall perfect. He also formed a political party called the Student Action Front.

He also attended the University of Ghana to study Law and received a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) on a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University as his post-graduate course in

From to , he was a lecturer at the University of Ghana's Faculty of Law. On 31 December , he was moderating a new year class in Legon when Jerry John Rawlings asked him to report to the Gonda Barracks of the Ghana Armed Forces to join the PNDC.

He is currently a lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration as a Governance Professor. He acted as a special aide to Jerry John Rawlings between January and August His job was to negotiate with President Shehu Shagari of Nigeria to restore oil supply to Ghana. President Shehu Shagari had truncated oil supplies to Ghana in protest of the 4 June revolution.

Kwamena was part of the 27, who developed a roadmap when the country was moving to its fourth republic. They developed the District Political Authority and Modalities for District Level Election which was popularly called the 'Blue Book'. He also served as Director of the Office of Revenue Commissioners, Investigations and Tribunals, between and

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Ghanaian academic and politician

Kwamena Ahwoi (born 13 October ) is a Ghanaian academic and politician, who served as Minister for Local Government and Rural Development from to in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, during the reign of Jerry Rawlings. He also briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in , and was acting minister in that department during much of the s.

Early life and education

He was born on Saturday 13 October at South Suntreso, Kumasi. He has eight siblings, among them is Kwasi Ahwoi and Ato Ahwoi. He has two brothers and five sisters. He is a Fante Sefwi and the fourth child of eight children. His mother died in January at the age of 97 but his father died when he was still a young boy.

He had his upbringing in Kumasi. He pursued his 'O level' at the Okuapeman School at Akropong Akuapem. He later continued to Opoku Ware School.

From to , Prof. Ahwoi was enrolled at the faculty of law at the University of Ghana. He studied Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) on a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University as his post-graduate course in

Career

He became a full-time lecturer at the University of Ghana in the faculty of law from to On 31 December , he was moderating a new year class in Legon when Jerry John Rawlings asked him to report to the Gonda Barracks of the Ghana armed Forces join the PNDC. After spending time in politics he went back into academia, he is currently a lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, a tertiary institution in Ghana. Ahwoi is a Governance Professor at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) School of Governance and Leadership.

Politics

Between January and August , he acted as the special aid to Chairman Jerry John Rawlings and his first major assignment was to join a delegation and negotiate with Pr