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Dr. Kwabena Duffour Biography; Age, Wife, Children, Net Worth, Education, Hometown

Dr. Kwabena Duffuor is a Ghanaian lecturer, Banker and political figure. He also happens to be a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Dr. Duffuor served as the Finance Minister from 2009 to 2013 under the late President Atta Mills. He is also a former Governor of the Bank of Ghana.

 Age

Dr. Kwabena Duffuor is known to be in his early 70s. His actual date of birth is not known.

Wife

The name of his wife is currently unknown to the public. However, he is legally married.

Children

Kwabena Duffuor has 5 children as of 2022.

Dr. Kwabena Duffour Biography: Age, Wife, Children, Net Worth, Education, Hometown

Education

Kwabena Duffuor had his secondary education at Prempeh college in Kumasi.

He furthered his education at the University of Ghana where he studied economics and graduated with a Bsc in Economics.

He then had his post graduate education in Masters in Business Administration in the Syracuse University in the United States of America.

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He also received his doctorate in finance from the same University.

Leadership and Political Career

Kwabena Duffuor started his banking career with the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) in 1969.

He became the Governor of the Bank of Ghana in 1997 after serving as Deputy Governor for 2 years from 1995 to 1997 during the former President John Jerry Rawlings’ regime.

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He was the founder of the UniBank in Ghana but the bank collapsed and was consolidated by the Government.

In 2013, he was appointed as Finance Minister for Ghana by ex-president Atta Mills.

Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has Presidential ambition and had declared his intention to lead the National Democratic Congress as its flagbearer into the 2024 General Elections.

Hometown

Kwabena Duffuor hails from Kumawu in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Net Worth

Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has a net Worth of over $3 million.

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