List of Ghana heads of state by age
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This is a list of Ghanaian Presidents by age. This table can be sorted to display Ghanaian Presidents
by name, order of office, date of birth, age at inauguration, length of retirement, or lifespan.
Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each President. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parenthesis the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the President lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday. Where the president in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to .
age of accession is roughly 47 years and 8 months, which falls between Joseph Ankrah
and Hilla Limann
. The youngest person to become president was Jerry Rawlings
(age 31 years, 347 days). The oldest president to become president was John A. Mills (age 64 years, 170 days).
The oldest living former president is John Kufuor
, born 8 December 1938 (aged ). The youngest living former president is Jerry Rawlings
, born 22 June 1947 (aged ).
The longest-lived president is Nii Amaa Ollennu
, who lived from 1906 - 1986. For the presidents whose lifespans are precisely known, the longest lived one was Joseph Ankrah
, who died at the age of 77 years, 99 days.
President of Ghana
The President of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana. Officially styled President of the Republic of Ghana and Commander-in-Chief of the Ghanaian Armed Forces. The current President of Ghana is Prof. John Atta Mills, who took office in January...
by name, order of office, date of birth, age at inauguration, length of retirement, or lifespan.
Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each President. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parenthesis the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the President lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday. Where the president in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to .
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age of accession is roughly 47 years and 8 months, which falls between Joseph Ankrah
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
Lieutenant General Joseph Arthur Ankrah served as the first commander of the Army of Ghana and from 1966 and 1969 as the second head of state.-Early life:...
and Hilla Limann
Hilla Limann
Hilla Limann was the President of Ghana from 24 September, 1979 to 31 December, 1981. Eventually he became a diplomat, and served in Switzerland. Limann, whose original last name was Babini, was born in the northern Ghanaian town of Gwolu in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region to a...
. The youngest person to become president was Jerry Rawlings
Jerry Rawlings
Jerry John Rawlings is a former leader of the Republic of Ghana and now the African Union envoy to Somalia. Rawlings ruled Ghana as a military dictator in 1979 and from 1981 to 1992 and then as the first elected president of the Fourth Republic from 1993 to 2001...
(age 31 years, 347 days). The oldest president to become president was John A. Mills (age 64 years, 170 days).
The oldest living former president is John Kufuor
John Kufuor
John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor was the second president of the 4th Republic of Ghana and Chairperson of the African Union...
, born 8 December 1938 (aged ). The youngest living former president is Jerry Rawlings
Jerry Rawlings
Jerry John Rawlings is a former leader of the Republic of Ghana and now the African Union envoy to Somalia. Rawlings ruled Ghana as a military dictator in 1979 and from 1981 to 1992 and then as the first elected president of the Fourth Republic from 1993 to 2001...
, born 22 June 1947 (aged ).
The longest-lived president is Nii Amaa Ollennu
Nii Amaa Ollennu
Raphael Nii Amaa Ollennu was the Chairman of the Presidential Commission and acting President of Ghana during the Second Republic from 7 August 1970 to 31 August 1970.-Early life:...
, who lived from 1906 - 1986. For the presidents whose lifespans are precisely known, the longest lived one was Joseph Ankrah
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
Lieutenant General Joseph Arthur Ankrah served as the first commander of the Army of Ghana and from 1966 and 1969 as the second head of state.-Early life:...
, who died at the age of 77 years, 99 days.
Ghanaian Presidents' ages
| # |
President |
Date of birth |
Date of inauguration |
Age at inauguration |
End of term |
Length of retirement |
Date of death |
Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana... |
21 September 1909 | days | days | ||||
| 2 | Joseph Ankrah Joseph Arthur Ankrah Lieutenant General Joseph Arthur Ankrah served as the first commander of the Army of Ghana and from 1966 and 1969 as the second head of state.-Early life:... |
18 August 1915 | days | days | ||||
| 3 | Akwasi Afrifa Akwasi Afrifa Brigadier Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, a traditional ruler and politician.He was the head of state of Ghana and leader of the military government in 1969 and then Chairman of the Presidential Commission between 1969 and 1970. He continued as a farmer and political activist... |
24 April 1936 | days | days | ||||
| 4 | Nii Ollennu Nii Amaa Ollennu Raphael Nii Amaa Ollennu was the Chairman of the Presidential Commission and acting President of Ghana during the Second Republic from 7 August 1970 to 31 August 1970.-Early life:... |
1906 | ~64 years | ~16 years | 1986 | ~80 years | ||
| 5 | Edward Akufo-Addo Edward Akufo-Addo Edward Akufo-Addo was a politician and lawyer in Ghana. He was one of the Big Six in the fight for Ghana's independence. He also became the Chief Justice and later President of the Republic of Ghana.-Education:... |
26 June 1906 | days | days | ||||
| 6 | Ignatius Acheampong | 23 September 1931 | days | days | ||||
| 7 | Fred Akuffo Fred Akuffo Lieutenant General Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo was a soldier and politician. He is a former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Head of state and chairman of the ruling Supreme Military Council in Ghana from 1978 to 1979... |
21 March 1937 | days | days | ||||
| 8 | Jerry Rawlings Jerry Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings is a former leader of the Republic of Ghana and now the African Union envoy to Somalia. Rawlings ruled Ghana as a military dictator in 1979 and from 1981 to 1992 and then as the first elected president of the Fourth Republic from 1993 to 2001... |
22 June 1947 | days | days | ||||
| 9 | Hilla Limann Hilla Limann Hilla Limann was the President of Ghana from 24 September, 1979 to 31 December, 1981. Eventually he became a diplomat, and served in Switzerland. Limann, whose original last name was Babini, was born in the northern Ghanaian town of Gwolu in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region to a... |
12 December 1934 | days | days | ||||
| 10 | Jerry Rawlings Jerry Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings is a former leader of the Republic of Ghana and now the African Union envoy to Somalia. Rawlings ruled Ghana as a military dictator in 1979 and from 1981 to 1992 and then as the first elected president of the Fourth Republic from 1993 to 2001... |
22 June 1947 | days | days | ||||
| 11 | John Kufuor John Kufuor John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor was the second president of the 4th Republic of Ghana and Chairperson of the African Union... |
8 December 1938 | days | days | ||||
| 12 | John A. Mills | 21 July 1944 | Incumbent | Incumbent | days | |||
| # | President | Date of birth | Date of inauguration |
Age at inauguration |
End of term |
Length of retirement |
Date of death | Lifespan |