1. Kwaku Aning was born on in 1946 and is a Ghanaian diplomat, international civil servant and technologist who is Chairman of the governing board of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, having been appointed in July 2017.
16 Facts About Kwaku Aning
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Kwaku Aning took up his position on January 1,2010 and ended in June, 2015.
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Kwaku Aning has been the Representative of the IAEA Director General to the United Nations.
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Kwaku Aning is a member of the board of trustees of Kuwait's Al-Sumait Prize for African Development.
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In September 2015, Kwaku Aning became a Governor of IAEA Board of Governors and still serves in this position.
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Kwaku Aning completed a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1968 from the University of Science and Technology, graduating with first class honours, as one of the first four persons to obtain first class honours in the Engineering Sciences from the university.
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Kwaku Aning obtained a doctoral degree in metallurgy from Columbia University in 1976.
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Kwaku Aning started his working career as a Technical Advisor to the UN Conference on Science and Technology for Development.
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In January 1980, Kwaku Aning became a Senior Scientific Affairs Officer of the UN Centre for Science and Technology, remaining in this position for the next twelve years.
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Kwaku Aning worked in this role which had a special focus on science and technology development of developing countries.
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Kwaku Aning moved on to the UN Peacekeeping Department, working as a Regional Election Officer for the period between March 1992 to June 1994.
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Kwaku Aning was made a Senior Officer, Office of the Secretary-General later on within August 1998 and January 2000.
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In February 2000, Kwaku Aning joined the International Atomic Energy Agency as the Representative of the Director General of the agency to the United Nations in New York.
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Kwaku Aning is the Chairman of the Nuclear Power Institute, GAEC.
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Kwaku Aning is Chairman of the Governing Board, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission.
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Kwaku Aning married Arafua Apaloo-Kwaku Aning, a political activist and keen gardener.