John Kufuor – Ghana
The former leader who governed Ghana from 2001 – 2008, is currently the first Chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) at Tarkwa in the Western Region. He had, before this appointment been engaged in several international speaking engagements. In 2009, Kufuor contributed his expertise to the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation’s poverty reduction work. The Freemasons member, in September 2009, spoke in the Netherlands at a Dutch government event to mark ’60 years of development aid’ at the invitation of Dutch Minister Bert Koenders. On 20 September 2011, he inaugurated the John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) Foundation with a ceremony for the JAK Centre for Leadership, Governance and Development at the University of Ghana. Kufuor has, since November 2011, been the first high-level Chair of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership.
