Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe

Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe is a Ghanaian statesman and politician. He was the president of the Ghana Football Association from 2001 to 2005 and Ghana's ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro from 2005 to 2009. He is a founding member of the New Patriotic Party.

Daniel Ahmling Chapman Nyaho
Ghana Ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro
In office
2005–2009
Appointed byJohn Kufour
Preceded byPatrick Amoah-Ntim
Succeeded byEmmanuel Victor Smith
President of the Ghana Football Association
In office
2004–2005
Preceded byBen Koufie
Succeeded byKwesi Nyantakyi
Personal details
Born (1942-05-07) 7 May 1942
Adabraka, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
EducationZion College, Keta
Alma materCharles University
Occupation
  • diplomat
  • Politician
ProfessionMedical doctor
Known forFounding member of the New Patriotic Party

Early life and education

Nyaho-Tamakloe was born on 7 May 1942 at Adabraka, a suburb of Accra.[1] He studied at Zion College in Keta prior to entering Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia to train as a medical doctor in the 1960s.[1]

Career

After his studies abroad, Nyaho-Tamakloe joined the Ghana Armed Forces as a medical practitioner.[1] He later left for Nigeria and the United States of America to practice.[1] in 1972 Nyaho-Tamakloe joined the Ghana Armed Forces during the National Redemption Council era.[1] He was subsequently arrested for an alleged coup plot to overthrow the then head of state General. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.[1][2]

In the 1980s he joined the Accra Hearts of Oak Management Chair and Board,[3][4] and in 1992 he became a founding member of the New PatrioticParty.[1][5][6] In 2001, he was voted the president of the Ghana Football Association[7] and in 2005 he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro. he held this appointment until 2009.[1]

Publication

In 2013, Nyaho-Tamakloe published his autobiography: Never Say Die!:The Autobiography of a Ghanaian Statesman, (2013)[8]

See also

Ghana Football Association

References
  1. "Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe celebrates 78th birthday". www.ghanaweb.com. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe recounts how plans to overthrow Kutu Acheampong failed". www.ghanaweb.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. "Hearts of Oak chief Nyaho-Tamakloe makes Muntari revelation amid transfer speculations". www.goal.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. "Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe will collapse Hearts of Oak – Charles Taylor". MyJoyOnline.com. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. "'Dictatorship' under Akufo-Addo can spark 'chaos' – Nyaho-Tamakloe". Graphic Online. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. "Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe reacts to suspension". Graphic Online. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  7. "Today In Sports History: GFA president Dr Nyaho Tamakloe resigns". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  8. Nyaho-Tamakloe, Nyaho (2013). Never Say Die!: The Autobiography of a Ghanaian Statesman. Ghana Universities Press.
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