Nana Adwoa Awindor

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Nana Adwoa Awindor
Nationality Ghanaian
OccupationFilm maker, TV celebrity
Known forGreetings from Abroad (Television show)
ChildrenEfya

Nana Adwoa Awindor is a Ghanaian television host and the Development Queenmother of Afigya-Kwabre district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1] In 2013, she was elected the First President of the Continental Executive Board of the African Queens and Women Cultural Leaders Network. [1] She is a member of the Ghana National Union of Queenmothers (Women Traditional Leaders). [2] [3]

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Career

NanaHemaa Awindor is the host of First Ghanaian International Link television show Greetings From Abroad/Back Home Again, [1] and the CEO of a production company, Premier Productions. [4] [5] [6]

Personal life

Awindor is a native of Adum Kwanwoma. [4] She is the mother of singer Efya. [1] [7]

Award

Awindor was named CIMG Marketing Woman of the Year (2006). [8]

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