20 Facts About Samia Nkrumah

Samia Nkrumah is the daughter of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.

Samia Nkrumah was forced to leave Ghana with her mother and brothers on the day of the 1966 military coup that overthrew Kwame Nkrumah.

Samia Nkrumah returned with her family in the year 1975 at the invitation of General Acheampong's National Redemption Council government and attended Achimota School.

Samia Nkrumah proceeded to London, later completing her studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London in the United Kingdom, where she obtained the degree of Bachelor Arabic Studies in the year 1991.

Samia Nkrumah completed a Master's degree at the same institution in the year 1993.

Honorouble Samia Nkrumah started work as a bank clerk with the London branch of the Bank of India in 1984.

Samia Nkrumah then worked with Al-Ahram as a journalist in various capacities starting from the year 1989.

Samia Nkrumah is one of the founders of Africa Must Unite, which aims to promote Kwame Nkrumah's vision and political culture.

Since then, prominent individuals, such as Samia Nkrumah, have urged President Nana Akuffo Addo to reject the bill.

Samia Nkrumah decided on the latter, aligning with the NPP in the House of 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.

Samia Nkrumah became the first woman to ever head a major political party in Ghana.

Samia Nkrumah was elected as the first woman chairperson of the Convention People's Party on 10 September 2011.

Samia Nkrumah won the poll with 1,191 votes, and her nearest contender, the incumbent, polled 353 votes.

Kwame Samia Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957.

An influential advocate of pan-Africanism, Samia Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organization of African Unity and winner of the Lenin Peace Prize from the Soviet Union in 1962.

Samia Nkrumah has an older half-brother, Professor Francis Nkrumah, a retired lecturer and consultant pediatrician who worked as a director at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Legon, Ghana.

In July 2023, she had a debate with her brother Sekou Samia Nkrumah on whether their father was a dictator or not.

Samia Nkrumah is married to Michele Melega, an Italian-Danish man.

Samia Nkrumah has worked many years as a journalist and media consultant, including in the Egyptian media space.

Samia Nkrumah is an advocate against child marriage, for women's empowerment, and women's affairs.