Obed Asamoah

Hon.
Obed Asamoah
Official portrait, 2008
15th Attorney General of Ghana and Minister for Justice
In office
May 1997 – 6 January 2001
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byNana Akufo-Addo
In office
Acting: November 1993 – May 1997
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Preceded byAnthony Forson
Succeeded byHimself
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
1982–1997
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Preceded byIsaac K. Chinebuah
Succeeded byKwamena Ahwoi
Member of Ghana Parliament for
Biakoye Constituency
In office
October 1969 – January 1972
Personal details
Born
Obed Yao Asamoah

(1936-02-06) 6 February 1936 (age 88)
Likpe, Volta Region, Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Other political
affiliations
SpouseYvonne Asamoah
Children3
Education
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer
WebsiteOfficial website

Obed Yao Asamoah (born 6 February 1936)[1][2] is a Ghanaian lawyer, academic and politician.[3][4] Asamoah was the longest serving foreign minister and Attorney General of Ghana under Jerry Rawlings from 1981 to 1997.[5][6] Asamoah was educated at King's College London and at Columbia University.[7]

  1. ^ Profile of Obed Asamoah
  2. ^ "Index Ar-As".
  3. ^ Kesse, Nana (29 October 2018). "Obed Asamoah takes on Togbe Afede over Oti Region". MyGhOnline. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Obed Yao Asamoah | Profile | Africa Confidential". Africa-confidential. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. ^ emmakd (28 October 2018). "Including all in new region referendum is unconstitutional – Dr. Obed Asamoah". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ^ Salih, M. A. Mohamed; Ahmad, Abdel Ghaffar Muhammad (20 February 2003). African Political Parties: Evolution, Institutionalisation and Governance. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-2037-3.
  7. ^ "Obed Yao Asamoah - USA Book Publisher: Contact Details, Books". www.pubmatch.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.