Yakubu Tali

Tolon Naa Alhaji Yakubu Alhassan Tali (1916-1986) was a Ghanaian politician, Paramount Chief of the Tolon Traditional Area and founding member of the Northern People's Party.

Yakubu Tali
 Ghanaian
High Commissioner
to  Nigeria
In office
1965–1968
Preceded byes:George Eric Kwabla Doe
Succeeded byes:Jacob Owusu-Akyeampong
 Ghanaian
Ambassador
to  Yugoslavia
In office
May 1970  1972
Preceded byJoseph Boye Lomotey
Succeeded byK. Y. Boafo[1]
 Ghanaian
High Commissioner
to  Sierra Leone
In office
1972–1972
Preceded byVo-Na Imoru
Succeeded byMichael Kweku Gbagonah
Personal details
Born1916
Tali, a village 32 kilometers from Tamale, Ghana
DiedJune 1986
Tamale, Ghana

From 1965 to 1968 he was Ghana's High Commissioner to Lagos (Nigeria). He was Ghana's Ambassador to Belgrade (Yugoslavia) during the Second Republic.[2]

In 1972, he was appointed Ghana's High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, and was also accredited to Guinea as an Ambassador.[3][4]

References

  1. Ghana Business Guide. Business Publications. 1972.
  2. Diplomatic Corps of Belgrade. Međunarodna politika. 1971.
  3. "Nana Addo Celebrates The Life Of Alhaji Yakubu (PHOTOS)". Peacefmonline.com. Accra Ghana. 12 April 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  4. Arthur Kennedy (2009). Chasing the Elephant Into the Bush: The Politics of Complacency. AuthorHouse. p. 196. ISBN 9781449037048.


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