This is a list of notable alumni of Mfantsipim School.
Politics Kobina Sekyi - President, Aborigines' Rights Protection Society (ARPS), lawyer, writer, author of The Blinkards Kofi Abrefa Busia - Prime Minister of Ghana William Ofori Atta - Member of "The Big Six" Joseph W.S. de-Graft Johnson - Vice President of Ghana (1979–1981) John C. de-Graft Johnson - Ambassador in The Hague (1967–1970) Kow Nkensen Arkaah - Vice President of Ghana (1992–1996) Kwesi Amissah-Arthur - Vice President of Ghana (2012–2017) Albert Adu Boahen - first presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Flagbearer in the 1992 general election Joseph Ephraim Casely-Hayford - lawyer and politician and member of Fante Confederacy and Aborigines' Rights Protection Society Alexander Ransford Ababio - Minister in the PNDC regime Papa Owusu-Ankomah - former MP for Sekondi (7 January 1997 – 6 January 2017), and Minister of State (2001–2008). Samuel Atta Mills - Member of parliament for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Constituency (2017–) Kwabena Agyapong - politician, former General Secretary of the NPP Boakye Agyarko - former Minister for Energy, Ghana George Emmanuel Kwesi Aikins - former Attorney General of Ghana Kwabena Kwakye Anti - Minister in the second republic Joe Appiah - politician Albert Bosomtwi-Sam - MP for Sekondi (1992 to 1996) Francis Yao Asare - Minister in the first republic Kwaku Boateng - minister in the first republic T. D. Brodie-Mends - minister in the second republic Archie Casely-Hayford - lawyer and politician Isaac Chinebuah - academic and politician Alexander Apeatu Aboagye da Costa - deputy minister in the Busia government Alfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond - Minister in the first republic Kwaku Baah - Deputy Minister in the Busia government Kwamena Bartels - Minister of state in the Kufuor government Justice Akuamoa Boateng - deputy minister in the Busia government Kwamena Duncan - Central Regional Minister, Akufo-Addo government John Kofi Fynn - Deputy Minister in the Busia government Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah - minister in the first republic J. Kwesi Lamptey - minister in the second republic Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta - politician, former Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana J. V. L. Phillips - Minister in the NLC regime Augustus Obuadum Tanoh - founding member of the National Democratic Congress, founder of the National Reform Party and presidential candidate in the 2000 Ghanaian general election Emmanuel Gyekye Tanoh - Minister of state in the PNDC regime
Traditional rulers Nana Kobina Nketsia V - Paramount Chief of Essikado Traditional Area
Ghanaian MPs Joe Ghartey - lawyer, MP for Ketan-Essikado, Minister of Railways Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye - journalist, MP for Odododiodio Anthony Seibu Alec Abban - MP for Ajumako-Asikuma and later Ajumako during the first republic Swinthin Maxwell Arko - MP for Agona Nsaba during the first republic Dr. Henry Satorius Bannerman - MP for Ashiedu Keteke during the second republic Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah - MP for Takoradi, Deputy minister Kobina Hagan - MP for Denkyira during the first republic James Gyakye Quayson - MP for Assin North (elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2023 through a bye-election)
Diplomats Kofi Annan - former UN Secretary General Mohamed Ibn Chambas - former MP and diplomat J. L. S. Abbey - former diplomat James Aggrey-Orleans - former Ghanaian envoy to the UK Francis Lodowic Bartels - former diplomat Ebenezer Moses Debrah - former diplomat Patrick R. D. Hayford - former diplomat, Ghana's Ambassador to South Africa (1997–1999) Alex Quaison-Sackey - first black president of the UN General Assembly Nana Effah-Apenteng - former permanent representative of Ghana to the United Nations William George Mensah Brandful - retired diplomat Papa Owusu-Ankomah, diplomat, 2017 to date Miguel Augustus Francisco Ribeiro - former diplomat Eric Kwamina Otoo, former diplomat Yaw Bamful Turkson, career diplomat and Ambassador(1957-1988) Nini Olufemi Akilaja Akiwumi, UN International Civil Servant (UNHCR - High Commissioner's Representative to Russia, Sudan, Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone) and Ghana's Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Egypt, Lebanon, Cyprus and Sudan 2004 to 2008.
Public service John Henry Martey Newman - Chief of staff of John Evans Atta Mills administration Benjamin Asante - CEO, Ghana National Gas Company
Academics James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey - Co-Founder of Achimota School R. P. Baffour - first Vice Chancellor of KNUST Isaiah Blankson - Ghanaian academic and scientist at NASA Glenn Research Center Kwame Bediako - first Rector of the Akrofi-Christaller Institute Kwasi Kwarfo Adarkwa - former Vice Chancellor of KNUST Daniel Afedzi Akyeampong - Ghanaian mathematician pioneer Joseph Wilfred Abruquah - novelist, former headmaster of Mfantsipim School and Keta Senior High Technical School Samuel Otu Gyandoh - Emeritus Professor of Law Kwame Gyekye -Philosopher Ato Sekyi-Otu - Academic, Writer, Political philosopher
Business, banking and finance Randy Ackah-Mensah - current CEO, IC Securities (Ghana) Jim Baiden - former Executive Director, Fidelity Bank Ghana Ernest Addison - former Governor of the Bank of Ghana Kwesi Amissah-Arthur - former Governor of Bank of Ghana G. K. Agama - former Governor of Bank of Ghana
Law Emmanuel Akwei Addo – Former Judge of the Court of Appeal; former member of International Law Commission of the United Nations George Emmanuel Kwesi Aikins – former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana and Attorney General of Ghana Kwadwo Agyei Agyapong – one of the three High Court judges that were abducted and murdered on June 30, 1982. Isaac K. Amuah – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (1995–1997) Edward Amoako Asante – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2026–) Ebo Barton-Odro – MP for Cape Coast (2008-2016), Deputy Attorney-General, and First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana Kobina Arku Korsah – first Ghanaian Chief Justice of Ghana Edmund Alexander Lanquaye Bannerman – 4th Chief Justice of Ghana Isaac Kobina Abban – 9th Chief Justice of Ghana and former Chief Justice of Seychelles Benjamin Teiko Aryeetey – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2009–2011) Theodore Kwami Adzoe – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2000–2008) William Bruce-Lyle – Supreme Court Judge of Ghana and Zambia John Mensah Sarbah – lawyer and academic Kurankyi-Taylor Anthony Forson Jnr. – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2026–) Joe Ghartey – former Attorney General of Ghana J. E. Casely Hayford – lawyer and academician William Bedford Van Lare – former justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana Samuel Okai Quashie-Idun – former puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Western Nigeria and former President of the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa Papa Owusu-Ankomah – Attorney General of Ghana (2003–2004) Emmanuel Gyekye Tanoh – Attorney General of Ghana (1988–1993) Tsatsu Tsikata – lawyer and academic Isaac Wuaku – retired justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
Military and law enforcement Matthew Quashie - former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces Erasmus Ransford Tawiah Madjitey - first Ghanaian Commissioner of the Ghana Police Service
Medicine Oku Ampofo - medical practitioner and sculptor Raphael Armattoe - medical researcher and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee in 1949 Henry Satorius Bannerman - Formerly president of the Ghana Medical Association and the Commonwealth Medical Association David Ofori-Adjei - professor of Clinical Pharmacology Harold H. Phillips - formerly Dean of the University of Ghana Medical School
Journalism Berifi Afari Apenteng - Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (2011–2013) Anis Haffar - educationist, teacher, columnist and author Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye - journalist, MP for Ododiodio, former Minister of Sports
Entrepreneurs Kofi Amoa-Abban - Founder of Rigworld Herman Chinery-Hesse - Founder of SOFTtribe, the largest software company in Ghana Isaac Sesi - Entrepreneur, Engineer, and Founder of Sesi Technologies Edward Annan - Co-owner and Co-founder of Ghanaian domestic airline, Passion Air and Founder of Masai Motors Limited Kwasi Twum - Owner and CEO of The Multimedia Group, Ghana's largest independent commercial media group
Arts and entertainment Van Vicker - actor Kofi Owusu Dua-Anto (KODA) - Gospel Musician Majid Michel - actor Michael Dei-Anang - playwright, poet and novelist Kweku Elliot - actor Nii Kwate Owoo - filmmaker Joe de Graft - playwright Brew Riverson Jnr - actor Aaron Adatsi - actor (Joseph Pharez Essuman Mensah, RJZ of La meme gang )_ Hip-pop artist, Musician Bice Osei Kuffour (Obour)~ Hiplife Musician, Politician Nana Yaw Kwenin (YawNanna) - Musician
Religion Kwame Bediako - Christian theologian Michael A. Bossman Kwesi Dickson
Athletics and sports Derek Boateng - former black stars player Arthur Wharton- first black professional footballer in the world Kweku Eyiah - lawyer and football administrator Aziz Zakari - former Ghana sprinter Aziz Mohammed ~ Ghanaian athlete, sprinter Samuel Owusu~ Basketball player who merges the MVP at Spriteball 2019 and 2024 Africa Basketball festival. Nana Yaw Amponsah Chairman of Asante Kotoko football club
See also Mfantsipim Old Boys Association, an organization comprising alumni of Mfantsipim School
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