Kwame Saarah-Mensah

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Kwame Saarah-Mensah is a Ghanaian diplomat and politician. He served as Ghana's High Commissioner to India [1] and is a former Minister of Youth and Sports. He was the Chairman of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Council. [2] [3] [4]

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Diplomatic career

In the early 1980s Saarah-Mensah was appointed by the Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council, Jerry John Rawlings to serve Ghana's High Commissioner to India replacing Silverster Kwadwo Ankama [5] He served from January 1984 to December 1988. [6] [7]

Politics

Saarah-Mensah served as Brong-Ahafo Regional Secretary and the secretary equivalent to Regional Minister. [8] [9] He also served as the secretary in charge of Ministry of Youth and Sports from 1988 to 1991. [10] [11] [12]

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