Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings Biography: Age, Children, Net Worth, Education

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings is a politician, entrepreneur, president of the 31st December Women’s Movement, and founder of the National Democratic Party (NDP). Konadu was the presidential candidate for National Democratic Party the 2016 election.

AGE

She was born on November 17, 1948, to the late J.O.T. Agyeman and his wife in Cape Coast, Central Region of Ghana. She is currently 74 years. She will be 75 in November, 2023.

HUSBAND

Nana Konadu got married to the Late Jerry John Rawlings, former president of Ghana and an Airforce Officer in 1977

Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings Biography: Age, Children, Net Worth, Education

CHILDREN

1. Zanetor Rawlings
Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings is the eldest daughter of the 1st President under the 4th Republic of Ghana Jerry Rawlings and former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman. She is a member of the Ghanaian parliament for the Klottey-Korle Constituency and formerly was a medical doctor and humanitarian

2. Yaa Asantewaa Rawlings
Yaa Asantewaa Rawlings is the second daughter of former head of state and president of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings. Yaa Asantewaa Rawlings currently works at her father’s office as a Business Affairs Executive

3. Amina Rawlings
Anima is the third daughter and child of former President Rawlings and Nana Konadu Agyemang. She is a lawyer and a member of the International Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, AIPN, UK Energy Lawyers Group, LCLCBA, and Scottish Oil Club

4. Kimathi Rawlings
Kimathi Rawlings is the only son of the four children of late former president of Ghana, Flt. Lt. (Rtd) Jerry John Rawlings and former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. The young man appears to be a very private person since very little is known about his life and he is obviously not a social media fanatic.

Kimathi Rawlings currently lives in London and works as a Commercial and Portfolio Advisor at Eni, a Multinational Oil and Gas company

POLITICS

While she was a member of the National Democratic Congress, she was elected 1st Vice Chairperson of the party in 2009.

She challenged the sitting President of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills for the party’s flagbearership position at the party’s congress which took place at Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo region from 8–10 July 2011, and lost. Nana Konadu left the party afterward to form her party – National Democratic Party in October 2012.

EDUCATION

Nana Konadu’s education background started at Achimota School; she continued at the University of Science and Technology where she read Art, specializing in Textiles. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. She earned an Interior Design diploma from the London College of Arts.

She also acquired a Diploma in Advanced Personnel Management from Ghana’s Management Development and Productivity Institute in 1979, and a Certificate in Development from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration in 1991.

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In 1994, she enrolled at Johns Hopkins University Maryland, USA Senior Fellow Diploma in Policy Studies and Non-Profit Sector of Economic Development among others. Nana Konadu worked at Ghana Tourist Board Accra, Ghana 1973.

Between 1974 – 1980, she worked at Union Trading Company in Accra, Ghana. She proceeded to Nanali Africarts Accra where she worked between 1980- 1984. Within this period, she set up the 31st December Women’s Movement Accra, Ghana, an NGO focused on women empowerment.

NET WORTH

She is estimated to worth over $2 million