John Kufour Net Worth 2025

John Kufour net worth 2025: John Kufour served as the second President under the fouth republic of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. During his tenure as President, he brought about great policies that greatly improved the economy of Ghana. He was awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, conferred […]

What is John kufour Net Worth ?

Net worth	$110 million
Date of birth	8 December 1938
Full name	John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor
Nationality	Ghanaian

John Kufour Profile

John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor was born on 8th December 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana.

He was educated at Osei Tutu Boarding school (Osei Tutu Senior High School) from 1951 to 1953, Prempeh College from 1954 to 1958, Lincoln’s Inn, London (1959–61) and Exeter College, Oxford (1961–64).

After completing his education, Kufuor returned to Ghana and launched his political career. In 1967 he became chief legal officer and town clerk for the city of Kumasi. By 1969 he was a member of Parliament and deputy foreign minister in the government of Kofi Busia. After Busia was overthrown in 1972, Kufuor spent several years as a businessman in the private sector.

He was a member of the assembly that drafted the constitution of the third republic, and he was elected to Parliament in 1979, serving as deputy minority parliamentary leader. After Jerry J. Rawlings overthrew the government in late 1981, Kufuor stayed on as Rawlings’s secretary for local government. He resigned less than a year later, however, expressing his disappointment with the Rawlings regime.

Elections

On 20 April 1996 Kufuor was nominated by 1034 out of 2000 delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) drawn from all the 200 Constituencies of the Country to run for the President of Ghana on 10 December 1996.Kufuor polled 39.62% of the popular votes to Rawlings’ 57% in the 1996 election.

Kufuor won the presidential election of December 2000 after a run-off vote.

Post Presidency

John Kuffour has held several prestigious positions after his tenure as President ended. the Council of the George Grant University of Mines and Technology ( UMaT) appointed Former President Kufour as the first Chancellor of the University in 2017.

John Kufour net worth at estimated as $110 million.

Awards and accolades

Chatham House Prize (2008)
Distinction of Grand Cordon in the Most Venerable Order of the Knighthood of the Pioneers of the Republic of Liberia (2008)
World Federation of Honorary Consuls’ Order of the Gold Star (2008)
Honorary Fellow, Exeter College, Oxford University, and John Moore University, Liverpool, UK
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, conferred by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain
Awarded highest award of the Order of the House of Orange, conferred by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Awarded State Honors from various countries including Italy, Germany and Brazil
Leadership and Governance award, Ghana UK-Based Achievement Awards,Impact Africa Summit(2016)
Senior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England, appointed by His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, The Duke of K

How much is John kufour Net Worth?

According sources online, John Kufour net worth as estimated as $110 million.

How many years did Kufuor rule Ghana?

The presidency of John Kufuor began on 7 January 2001 and ended on 7 January 2009 after he was inaugurated as the 9th President of Ghana and 2nd of the Fourth Republic. Kufuor was a New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate.

Facts about John Kufuor

He was born December 8, 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana
His wife Theresa Kufuor is older than him by one year
He was president of Ghana from 2001 to 2008
He attended Prempeh college in Kumasi
Kufuor served as the Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya in the Second (1969–72) and Third (1979–81) Republics.
He studied law in London and was called to the London bar in 1961
He got married at the age of 23
He is a senior member of the freemason
Kufuor was awarded a Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana

What are the names of John Agyekum Kufuor’s children?

Former President Kufuor have five Children namely; Owusu Afriyie Kufuor, Saah Kufuor, J. Addo Kufuor, Nana Ama Gyamfi and Agyekum Kufuor