Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
Encyclopedia
King Otumfuo Osei Tutu, is the 16th Asantehene, King
of the Ashanti. He ascended the Golden Stool
on 26 April 1999. By name, he is in direct succession to the founder of the Empire of Ashanti, Otumfuo Osei Tutu I
.
His father's name is Nana Kwame Boakye-Dankwa from Kantinkyere in the Ashanti region and was also the Brehyia Chief" of Ashanti. He died on 1 January 2002, in Kumasi.
His name at birth, Nana Kwaku Duah, happens to be the name of his paternal grandfather.
His father, Nana Boakye also had other children from other marriages.
Some of his other siblings are Yaw Boateng(Canada),Kwaku Duah(USA), Kwabena Agyei-Bohyen,Afua Sarpong and Ama Agyemang(Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana) and the late Nana Kwasi Agyemang Prempeh.
, from where he recently also received an honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy, conferred at a ceremony at The Barbican Centre
, London
on 11 January 2006.
Nana has six children.
He resides at the Manhyia Palace
in Kumasi.
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
of the Ashanti. He ascended the Golden Stool
Asante royal thrones
According to legend, Okomfo Anokye caused the famous Asante royal throne known as the Golden Stool to descend from the heavens and land on the lap of the first Asante king, Osei Tutu...
on 26 April 1999. By name, he is in direct succession to the founder of the Empire of Ashanti, Otumfuo Osei Tutu I
Osei Kofi Tutu I
Osei Kofi Tutu I was one of the co-founders of the Empire of Ashanti, the other being Okomfo Anokye, his chief priest. The Ashanti were a powerful, warlike, and highly disciplined people of West Africa. Osei Tutu led an alliance of Ashanti states against the regional hegemon, the Denkyira,...
.
Family
Born on 6 May 1950, and named Barima Kwaku Dua, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, he is the youngest of the five children of Nana Afua Kobi Serwaa Ampem, II, Asantehemaa (Queen mother of Asante).His father's name is Nana Kwame Boakye-Dankwa from Kantinkyere in the Ashanti region and was also the Brehyia Chief" of Ashanti. He died on 1 January 2002, in Kumasi.
His name at birth, Nana Kwaku Duah, happens to be the name of his paternal grandfather.
His father, Nana Boakye also had other children from other marriages.
Some of his other siblings are Yaw Boateng(Canada),Kwaku Duah(USA), Kwabena Agyei-Bohyen,Afua Sarpong and Ama Agyemang(Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana) and the late Nana Kwasi Agyemang Prempeh.
Biography
He was educated at Institute of Professional Studies(IPS) after his O-Level at Osei Kyeretwie College in Ghana and later at the Polytechnic of North London, now London Metropolitan UniversityLondon Metropolitan University
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, from where he recently also received an honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy, conferred at a ceremony at The Barbican Centre
Barbican Centre
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, London
London
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on 11 January 2006.
Nana has six children.
He resides at the Manhyia Palace
Manhyia Palace
The Manhyia Palace is the seat of the Asantehene as well as his official residence. It is located at Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana. The first palace is now a palace museum...
in Kumasi.
