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Kow Nkensen Arkaah was born on 14 July, 1927 in Senya Breku, Gold Coast, is a Ghanaian civil servant and politician. Discover Kow Nkensen Arkaah's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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14 July, 1927 |
| Birthday |
14 July |
| Birthplace |
Senya Breku, Gold Coast |
| Date of death |
25 April, 2001 |
| Died Place |
Atlanta, USA |
| Nationality |
Ghana
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Kow Nkensen Arkaah Height, Weight & Measurements
At 73 years old, Kow Nkensen Arkaah height not available right now. We will update Kow Nkensen Arkaah's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Kow Nkensen Arkaah's Wife?
His wife is Marian Arkaah
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Marian Arkaah |
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Kow Nkensen Arkaah Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kow Nkensen Arkaah worth at the age of 73 years old? Kow Nkensen Arkaah’s income source is mostly from being a successful civil servant. He is from Ghana. We have estimated Kow Nkensen Arkaah's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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civil servant |
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Kow Nkensen Arkaah (14 July 1927 – 25 April 2001) was a Ghanaian politician who was Vice-President of Ghana from 1993 to 1997.
He was also a chief of Senya Beraku.
Kow Arkaah was born on 14 July 1927 in Senya Beraku in the Central Region of the Gold Coast (now Ghana).
He attended Mfantsipim School between 1941 and 1946, then Achimota College.
He proceeded to the United States of America, where he obtained his first degree at Tufts College, after which he attended Harvard University for an MBA between 1952 and 1954.
Arkaah was an Assistant Sales Manager of Secony Oil Corporation of New York City.
He later returned to his homeland.
From 1954 to 1957, Arkaah worked as a Marketing Executive of Mobil Oil Ghana Limited.
During 1965, he was the Chief Commercial Officer for foreign trade.
He has also worked as a consultant in the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Yugoslavia and Ethiopia.
For the next 10 years up to 1968, Arkaah worked with the civil service, rising to become Principal Secretary between 1966 and 1968.
He was head of the Ghana National Trading Corporation (GNTC), a huge national trading franchise at the time, the Ghana Airways airline and the Ghana National Procurement Agency.
Arkaah became the leader of the National Convention Party (NCP) prior to the 1992 presidential elections.
His party formed an alliance with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of Jerry Rawlings, and Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE).
As part of the deal, Arkaah became the Vice-Presidential candidate on Rawlings' ticket.
Rawlings and Arkaah had a difficult working relationship throughout their four-year term.
The high point was an alleged punch-up between them at a cabinet meeting on 28 December 1995.
Rawlings alluded that there had been some form of misunderstanding.
Arkaah styled himself the "stubborn cat" after that incident.
Arkaah became the leader of the Convention People's Party formed by the merger of the NCP and the People's Convention Party.
The merger was announced on 29 January 1996.
Arkaah, who continued as vice-president of Ghana, stood as a candidate in the 1996 presidential elections and lost.
He was replaced in the Rawlings government by Professor John Atta Mills, a law lecturer, as Rawlings' deputy.
Arkaah was involved in a road traffic accident at Cantonments, Accra.
He died of his injuries in Atlanta in the United States on 25 April 2001.
