Samia Nkrumah

Samia Nkrumah
Nkrumah smiling
Nkrumah in October 2009
Chairperson of the Convention People's Party
In office
September 2011 – September 2015
Preceded byLadi Nylander
Succeeded byEdmund N. Delle
Member of Parliament
for Jomoro constituency
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
Preceded byLee Ocran
Succeeded byFrancis Kabenlah Anaman
Personal details
Born
Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah

(1960-06-23) 23 June 1960 (age 64)
Aburi, Ghana
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMichele Melega
ChildrenKwame Thomas Melega
Parent(s)Kwame Nkrumah (father)
Fathia Nkrumah (mother)
RelativesGamal Nkrumah (brother)
Sekou Nkrumah (brother)
Alma materSchool of Oriental and African Studies
OccupationPolitician and journalist
WebsiteParty website

Honourable Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah (born 23rd June 1960)[1] is a Ghanaian politician and former chairperson of the Convention People's Party (CPP) making her the first woman to ever head a major political party in Ghana.[2] In the 2008 parliamentary election, she won the Jomoro constituency[3] seat on her first attempt. She is the daughter of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.[4]

  1. ^ "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Samia Nkrumah. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  2. ^ Duodo, Samuel; Bonney, Emmanuel (11 March 2024). "Electoral system needs reforms - Samia Nkrumah". Graphic Online. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Ghana MPs - Constituency Details - Jomoro". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Samia Nkrumah". The Rhodes Forum 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.