Abeifaa Karbo
Naa Abeifaa Karbo II, was a Ghanaian politician, Paramount Chief of the Lawra Traditional Area and founding member of the Northern People's Party.[1][2]
Abeifaa Karbo | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office July 1954 – June 1965 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah (1960 - 1966) |
| Prime Minister | Kwame Nkrumah (1957 - 1960) |
| Parliamentary group | Northern People's Party Convention People's Party Limann government |
| Constituency | Lawra-Nandom |
| Commissioner for Agriculture | |
| In office June 1979 – September 1979 | |
| President | Jerry Rawlings |
| Preceded by | Samuel Akwagiram |
| Succeeded by | E. Kwaku Twumasi |
| Commissioner for Health | |
| In office July 1977 – November 1978 | |
| President | Jerry Rawlings |
| Preceded by | Major General Odartey-Wellington |
| Paramount Chief of the Lawra Traditional Area | |
| In office November 1967 – December 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Naa Jorbie Akodam Karbo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abu-Bakaral-Sadiq Abayifaa Karbo 27 January 1927 Lawra |
| Died | 11 December 2004 (aged 77) Accra |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Profession | Lawyer |
References
- "State Burial for Naa Abeifaa Karbo". GNA. ModernGhana. 18 January 2005. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "House pays tribute to Naa Abeifaa Karbo". GNA. Accra Ghana. GhanaWeb. 18 February 2005. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
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