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Nana Kwabena Kena II
Okyenhene
In office
13 June 1958 – 14 April 1959
High Commissioner of Ghana to India
In office
July 1959 – February 1962
Personal details
BornKyebi, Eastern Region
NationalityGhanaian
SpouseRose Korantemaa Okrah
OccupationDiplomat
ProfessionChief

Adontenhene Nana Kwabena Kena II was a Ghanaian diplomat and Chief of Kukurantumi.

Early life

Kena hailed from Kyebi in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Career

Kena was the Okyenhene (ruler) and Adontenhene of the Akyem Abuakwa State as a Regent from 13 June 1958 to 14 April 1959.

He was the chairman for the National Food Board.

Politics

Kena was a member of the Convention People's Party.

Ambassadorial role

Kena was the High Commissioner of Ghana to India from July 1959 to February 1962.

Personal life

Kena was married to Rose Korantemaa Okrah and Samuel Okae Foster was their son, also a former diplomat who served as High Commissioner of Ghana to the United Kingdom.

Death

Kena died on 28 August 1961 in New Delhi. He died at 48 years.

References

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  9. Colonial Office Summer Conference on African Administration, Fifth Session, 17th–29th August, 1953, at Queens' College, Cambridge: Rural Economic Development. The Office. 1953.
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  12. Steinberg, S. (28 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1961. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-27090-9.
  13. Delhi, Publications Division (India),New (26 June 1960). AKASHVANI: Vol. XXV. No. 26. ( 26 JUNE, 1960 ). Publications Division (India),New Delhi.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. Duodu, Cameron (7 June 2017). "Samuel Okae Foster, Former Diplomat, R.I.P." Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  15. Bharat Year Book. Malhotra Brothers. 1961.
  16. Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1961.

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