Edward Asafu-Adjaye

Edward Asafu-Adjaye
Asafu-Adjaye in August 1963.
Ghana High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
PresidentDr. Kwame Nkrumah
Personal details
Born
Edward Okyere Asafu-Adjaye

(1903-07-14)July 14, 1903
Calabar, Nigeria
DiedFebruary 27, 1976(1976-02-27) (aged 72)
EducationAdisadel College
Alma materUniversity of London
OccupationDiplomat

Sir Edward Okyere Asafu-Adjaye (1903–1976) was a Ghanaian political figure, lawyer and diplomat. He was the first Ashanti lawyer and Ghana's first High Commissioner in Britain with accreditation to France concurrently.[1]

  1. ^ Vieta, Kojo T. (1 January 1999). The Flagbearers of Ghana: Profiles of One Hundred Distinguished Ghanaians. Ena Publications. p. 221. ISBN 978-9988-0-0138-4.