I. M. Ofori

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  Isaac Mensah Ofori
Minister for Rural Development
In office
April 1969 – September 1969
Appointed byAkwasi Afrifa
Preceded byNew
Succeeded byMinistry abolished
Personal details
Born
Isaac Mensah Ofori

Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Civil Servant
  • academic

Isaac Mensah Ofori was a Ghanaian academic and Civil Servant. He was a Professor of Land Economy at the University of Zambia,[1] he also served as Ghana's Commissioner (Minister) for Rural Development from April 1969 to September 1969.[2]

Biography[]

Ofori studied at the Manchester University and King's College, Cambridge, both in the United Kingdom.[3] Following his studies abroad, Ofori gained employment at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (then University of Science and Technology) as a lecturer in Land Economy and Regional Planning, and later joined the University of Ghana's Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research as Senior Research Fellow.[4]

In April 1969 a new ministry called the Ministry of Rural Development was created by the then government in power (the NLC government) and Ofori was appointed to take charge of the ministry.[5][6] Ofori remained Commissioner (Minister) for Rural Development until September 1969 when the NLC government was dissolved to usher in civilian rule.[7][8][9]

Ofori became a visiting professor at the Land Reform Training Institute of Taiwan, Republic of China since 1972.[1][4] In 1983, he was appointed Professor of Land Economy in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Zambia.[1][10] He once served as the Secretary of the Environmental Protection Council of Ghana (now the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency).[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c World Congress on Land Policy. Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain. 1985. ISBN 978-0-89946-195-3.
  2. ^ Igbozurike, Uzo M. (1981). Land Use and Conservation in Nigeria: Theory, Methodology, Empiricism, Policy. University of Nigeria Press. ISBN 978-978-2299-01-7.
  3. ^ a b Cullen, Matthew; Woolery, Sharon (1985). Second World Congress on Land Policy, 1983. Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain. ISBN 978-0-89946-195-3.
  4. ^ a b Cullen, Matthew; Woolery, Sharon (1985). Second World Congress on Land Policy, 1983. Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain. ISBN 978-0-89946-195-3.
  5. ^ Africa Research Bulletin. Blackwell. 1969.
  6. ^ Howell, Thomas A.; Rajasooria, Jeffrey P. (1972). Ghana & Nkrumah. Facts on File, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-87196-191-4.
  7. ^ Safier, Michael; Foundation, Milton Obote (1967). The Role of Urban and Regional Planning in National Development for East Africa. Milton Obote Foundation, Adult Education Centre.
  8. ^ Brown, C. K. (1986). Rural Development in Ghana. Ghana Universities Press. ISBN 978-9964-3-0124-8.
  9. ^ Ghana Business Guide. Business Publications. 1969.
  10. ^ Cullen, Matthew; Woolery, Sharon (1985). Second World Congress on Land Policy, 1983. Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain. ISBN 978-0-89946-195-3.
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