List of Mfantsipim School alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of Mfantsipim School.

## Politics

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* Kobina Sekyi \- President, Aborigines' Rights Protection Society (ARPS), lawyer, writer, author of The Blinkards
* Kofi Abrefa Busia \- Prime Minister of Ghana
* William Ofori Atta \- Member of "The Big Six"
* Joseph W.S. de-Graft Johnson \- Vice President of Ghana (1979–1981)
* John C. de-Graft Johnson \- Ambassador in The Hague (1967–1970)
* Kow Nkensen Arkaah \- Vice President of Ghana (1992–1996)
* Kwesi Amissah-Arthur \- Vice President of Ghana (2012–2017)
* Albert Adu Boahen \- first presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Flagbearer in the 1992 general election
* Joseph Ephraim Casely-Hayford \- lawyer and politician and member of Fante Confederacy and Aborigines' Rights Protection Society
* Papa Owusu-Ankomah \- former MP for Sekondi (7 January 1997 – 6 January 2017), and Minister of State (2001–2008).
* Samuel Atta Mills \- Member of parliament for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Constituency (2017–)
* Kwabena Agyapong \- politician, former General Secretary of the NPP
* Boakye Agyarko \- former Minister for Energy, Ghana
* George Emmanuel Kwesi Aikins \- former Attorney General of Ghana
* Kwabena Kwakye Anti \- Minister in the second republic
* Joe Appiah \- politician
* Albert Bosomtwi-Sam \- MP for Sekondi (1992 to 1996)
* Francis Yao Asare \- Minister in the first republic
* Kwaku Boateng \- minister in the first republic
* T. D. Brodie-Mends \- minister in the second republic
* Archie Casely-Hayford \- lawyer and politician
* Isaac Chinebuah \- academic and politician
* Alexander Apeatu Aboagye da Costa \- deputy minister in the Busia government
* Alfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond \- Minister in the first republic
* Kwaku Baah \- Deputy Minister in the Busia government
* Kwamena Bartels \- Minister of state in the Kufuor government
* Justice Akuamoa Boateng \- deputy minister in the Busia government
* Kwamena Duncan \- Central Regional Minister, Akufo-Addo government
* John Kofi Fynn \- Deputy Minister in the Busia government
* Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah \- minister in the first republic
* J. Kwesi Lamptey \- minister in the second republic
* Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta \- politician, former Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
* J. V. L. Phillips \- Minister in the NLC regime
* Augustus Obuadum Tanoh \- founding member of the National Democratic Congress, founder of the National Reform Party and presidential candidate in the 2000 Ghanaian general election
* Emmanuel Gyekye Tanoh \- Minister of state in the PNDC regime
* Samuel Atta Mills \- Member of Parliament for Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem from 2016 to present

### Traditional rulers

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* Nana Kobina Nketsia V \- Paramount Chief of Essikado Traditional Area

### Ghanaian MPs

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* Joe Ghartey \- lawyer, MP for Ketan-Essikado, Minister of Railways
* Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye \- journalist, MP for Odododiodio
* Anthony Seibu Alec Abban \- MP for Ajumako-Asikuma and later Ajumako during the first republic
* Swinthin Maxwell Arko \- MP for Agona Nsaba during the first republic
* Dr. Henry Satorius Bannerman \- MP for Ashiedu Keteke during the second republic
* Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah \- MP for Takoradi, Deputy minister
* Kobina Hagan \- MP for Denkyira during the first republic
* James Gyakye Quayson \- MP for Assin North (elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2023 through a bye-election)
* Samuel Atta Mills \- Member of Parliament for Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem KEEA

## Diplomats

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* Kofi Annan \- former UN Secretary General
* Mohamed Ibn Chambas \- former MP and diplomat
* J. L. S. Abbey \- former diplomat
* James Aggrey-Orleans \- former Ghanaian envoy to the UK
* Francis Lodowic Bartels \- former diplomat
* Ebenezer Moses Debrah \- former diplomat
* Patrick R. D. Hayford \- former diplomat, Ghana's Ambassador to South Africa (1997–1999)
* Alex Quaison-Sackey \- first black president of the UN General Assembly
* Nana Effah-Apenteng \- former permanent representative of Ghana to the United Nations
* William George Mensah Brandful \- retired diplomat
* Papa Owusu-Ankomah, diplomat, 2017 to date
* Miguel Augustus Francisco Ribeiro \- former diplomat
* Eric Kwamina Otoo, former diplomat
* Yaw Bamful Turkson, career diplomat and Ambassador(1957-1988)
* Nini Olufemi Akilaja Akiwumi,UN International Civil Servant (UNHCR - High Commissioner's Representative to Russia, Sudan, Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone) and Ghana's Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Egypt, Lebanon, Cyprus and Sudan 2004 to 2008.

## Public service

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* John Henry Martey Newman \- Chief of staff of John Evans Atta Mills administration
* Benjamin Asante \- CEO, Ghana National Gas Company

## Academics

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* James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey \- Co-Founder of Achimota School
* R. P. Baffour \- first Vice Chancellor of KNUST
* Kwame Bediako \- first Rector of the Akrofi-Christaller Institute
* Kwasi Kwarfo Adarkwa \- former Vice Chancellor of KNUST
* Daniel Afedzi Akyeampong \- Ghanaian mathematician pioneer
* Joseph Wilfred Abruquah \- novelist, former headmaster of Mfantsipim School and Keta Senior High Technical School
* Samuel Otu Gyandoh \- Emeritus Professor of Law
* Kwame Gyekye -Philosopher
* Ato Sekyi-Otu \- Academic, Writer, Political philosopher

## Business, banking and finance

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* Ernest Addison \- current Governor of the Bank of Ghana
* Kwesi Amissah-Arthur \- former Governor of Bank of Ghana
* G. K. Agama \- former Governor of Bank of Ghana

## Law

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* Emmanuel Akwei Addo – Former Judge of the Court of Appeal; former member of International Law Commission of the United Nations
* George Emmanuel Kwesi Aikins – former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana[1] and Attorney General of Ghana
* Kwadwo Agyei Agyapong – one of the three High Court judges that were abducted and murdered on June 30, 1982.
* Isaac K. Amuah – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (1995–1997)
* Ebo Barton-Odro – MP for Cape Coast (2008-2016), Deputy Attorney-General, and First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
* Kobina Arku Korsah – first Ghanaian Chief Justice of Ghana
* Edmund Alexander Lanquaye Bannerman – 4th Chief Justice of Ghana
* Isaac Kobina Abban – 9th Chief Justice of Ghana and former Chief Justice of Seychelles
* Benjamin Teiko Aryeetey – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2009–2011)
* Theodore Kwami Adzoe – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2000–2008)
* William Bruce-Lyle – Supreme Court Judge of Ghana and Zambia
* John Mensah Sarbah – lawyer and academic
* Kurankyi-Taylor
* Joe Ghartey – former Attorney General of Ghana
* J. E. Casely Hayford – lawyer and academician
* William Bedford Van Lare – former justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
* Samuel Okai Quashie-Idun – former puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Western Nigeria and former President of the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa
* Papa Owusu-Ankomah – Attorney General of Ghana (2003–2004)
* Emmanuel Gyekye Tanoh – Attorney General of Ghana (1988–1993)
* Tsatsu Tsikata – lawyer and academic
* Isaac Wuaku – retired justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana

## Military and law enforcement

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* Matthew Quashie \- former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces
* Erasmus Ransford Tawiah Madjitey \- first Ghanaian Commissioner of the Ghana Police Service

## Medicine

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* Oku Ampofo \- medical practitioner and sculptor
* Raphael Armattoe \- medical researcher
* Henry Satorius Bannerman \- Formerly president of the Ghana Medical Association and the Commonwealth Medical Association
* David Ofori-Adjei \- professor of Clinical Pharmacology
* Harold H. Phillips \- formerly Dean of the University of Ghana Medical School

## Journalism

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* Berifi Afari Apenteng \- Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (2011–2013)
* Anis Haffar \- educationist, teacher, columnist and author
* Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye \- journalist, MP for Ododiodio, former Minister of Sports

## Entrepreneurs

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* Kofi Amoa-Abban \- Founder of Rigworld
* Herman Chinery-Hesse \- Founder of SOFTtribe, the largest software company in Ghana
* Isaac Sesi \- Entrepreneur, Engineer, and Founder of Sesi Technologies
* Edward Annan \- Co-owner and Co-founder of Ghanaian domestic airline, Passion Air and Founder of Masai Motors Limited
* Kwasi Twum \- Owner and CEO of The Multimedia Group, Ghana's largest independent commercial media group

## Arts and entertainment

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* Van Vicker \- actor
* Kofi Owusu Dua-Anto (KODA) \- Gospel Musician
* Majid Michel \- actor
* Michael Dei-Anang \- playwright, poet and novelist
* Kweku Elliot \- actor
* Nii Kwate Owoo \- filmmaker
* Joe de Graft \- playwright
* Brew Riverson Jnr \- actor
* Aaron Adatsi \- actor
* (Joseph Pharez Essuman Mensah,RJZ of La meme gang )_ Hip-pop artist, Musician
* Bice Osei Kuffour (Obour)~ Hiplife Musician, Politician

## Religion

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* Kwame Bediako \- Christian theologian
* Michael A. Bossman
* Kwesi Dickson

## Athletics and sports

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* Derek Boateng \- former black stars player
* Arthur Wharton\- first black professional footballer in the world
* Kweku Eyiah \- lawyer and football administrator
* Aziz Zakari \- former Ghana sprinter
* Aziz Mohammed ~ Ghanaian athlete, sprinter
* Samuel Owusu~ Basketball player who merges the MVP at Spriteball 2019 and 2024 Africa Basketball festival.
* Nana Yaw Amponsah  Chairman of Asante Kotoko football club

## See also

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* Mfantsipim Old Boys Association, an organization comprising alumni of Mfantsipim School

## References

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1. ^ Boadu-Ayeboafoh, Yaw (2003-06-05). "GHANA ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, GAAS/FES PUBLIC FORUM 2003". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 2019-05-10.