Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II

Quick Facts

Full Name	Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 6, 1950(1950-05-06)
Age	74
Birthplace	Kumasi
Country	Ghana
Birth City	Ashanti Region
Horoscope	Taurus

Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II Biography

Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 6, 1950 in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana. His birth was on May 6, 1950. He was named Nana Barima Kwaku Duah, the third son and the youngest out of five kids (three brothers and two sisters) born to Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, Asantehemaa (Queen-mother of the Ashanti). Nana Kwame Boakye-Dankwa, his father, came originally from Kantinkyere within Ashanti in Ashanti and also Brehyia Duke Asante. Nana Kwame Boakye-Dankwa passed away on the 1st of January, 2002 located in Kumasi, Ashanti.

Then he returned to London in 1985, and was the Manager of Personnel at the Manpower Services Commission of the Brent Council. Then, he created his own mortgage financing company, Primoda Financial Services Limited which is located at Kilburn High Road, North West London. He returned home to Ghana in 1989 to establish an enterprise in transport, called Transpomech International (Ghana) Limited.

He received international media attention after some of the Ashanti crown jewels were allegedly stolen from an Oslo hotel in October 2012 when he was attending a conference in the Norwegian capital.

His siblings include Nana Ama Konadu, the 14th Asanteheemaa as well as the late Nana Konadu Yiadom III Barima Kwabena Poku, Barima Akwasi Prempeh.

In the years 1981-85 He was a senior consultant for between 1981 and 1985 at the Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company in Toronto, Canada.

Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II Net Worth

Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II is one of the richest Politician from Ghana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Osei Tutu II (born Nana Barima Kwaku Duah 5 May 1950) is the 16th Asantehene who was enstooled on April 26, 1999. According to his name, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is the direct successor to the founder of the 17th century of the Ashanti Empire, Otumfuo Osei Tutu I. He also serves as the Chief of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is the Grand Patron of the Grand Lodge of Ghana and the Sword Bearer of the United Grand Lodge of England.

At 5 years of age, Otumfuo was absorbed into the royal family of his uncle Oyeneba Mensah Bonsu, the Hiahene who was enstooled in 1952 in preparation for his role in the future.

He had his elementary education in Kumasi and in 1964, went on to the Sefwi Wiaso Secondary School where he obtained his ‘O’ Level was taught by the late Omanhene of Sefwi Wiawso, Nana Kwadwo Aduhene II who was a cousin of Otumfuo’s guardian uncle, Oheneba Mensah Bonsu, Hiahene. He also attended the Osei Kyeretwie Secondary School (OKESS). He studied accountancy studies at the erstwhile Institute of Professional Studies, which is today known as University of Professional Studies in Accra. He then enrolled at the London Meteropolitan University where he earned a degree in Human Resources Management and Public Administration. He was awarded an honorary doctorate, at a ceremony at the Barbican Centre on 11 January 2006.

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Who is Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II Dating?

According to our records, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II married to Julia Osei Tutu. As of December 1, 2023, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II’s is not dating anyone.

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Osei Tutu II’s 20th anniversary commemoration took place on the 21st of April 2019, at the Dwabirem of the Manhyia Palace. This was at the grand durbar of the Akwasidaekese. Dignitaries like Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Michael Ashwin Satyandre Adhin the vice president of Suriname and Torgbui Sri, the Awomefia of the Anlo state were in attendance. Other dignitaries included Diplomats and royals from Namibia, Kuwait, Germany, China, Morocco, Latvia, Botswana and Palestine. On the 19th of April 2019,there was a sod cutting ceremony to launch the construction of a hostel at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The next day the sod was cut for some other projects like the GUSS Sports Complex, Beach Soccer Park and Hospital Car Park.

Facts & Trivia

Otumfuo Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ghana. Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II celebrates birthday on May 6 of every year.

In February 2020, he became the first person to receive the ‘Pillar of Peace Award’. This was in recognition of the effort that he put into restoring peace to the kingdom of Dagbon which spanned nearly two decades.

Which tribe is Otumfuo?

By name, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is in direct succession to the 17th-century co- founder of the Ashanti Empire , Otumfuo Osei Tutu I.

How old is Otumfuo?

72 years (May 6, 1950)

Who is the highest king in Ghana?

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is the king of the gold-rich Ashanti kingdom, home to the country’s largest ethnic group, the Asantes. For that matter, Forbes describes him as the richest king in Ghana with a net worth of $10 million.

Who is Otumfuo Osei Tutu II father?

Nana Kwame Boakye-Dankwa

Is otumfuo a king?

The Asante Empire and Confederacy comprised part of present-day Asanteman (southern Ghana) and portions of present-day eastern Côte d’Ivoire between the 17th and 20th centuries. The current Asantehene is Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, born Nana Kwaku Dua, who ascended as the 16th Asante king in April 1999.