Richard Twum Aninakwah | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Judge | |
| In office 15 October 2004 –28 January 2008 | |
| Appointed by | John Kufuor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Twum Aninakwah 28 January 1938 |
| Died | Kumasi |
| Resting place | Ejisu Besease |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Parent | John Aninakwah later known as Nana Ofori Komahene II |
| Alma mater | Prempeh College |
| Profession | Judge |
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Aninakwah was born on 28 January 1938. He had his secondary education at Prempeh College and at school was a contemporary of John Agyekum Kufuor,former President of Ghana. [2]
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