Simon Diedong Dombo

Duori Naa

Simon Diedong Dombo
Duori Naa; Simon Diedong Dombo
Member of the Ghana Parliament; for Jirapa/Lambussie District
	In office; 1969–1972
Minister for Interior
	In office; 1969–1971
President	Edward Akufo-Addo
Prime Minister	Kofi Abrefa Busia
Preceded by	John Willie Kofi Harlley
Succeeded by	Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade
Minister for Health
President	Edward Akufo-Addo
Prime Minister	Kofi Abrefa Busia
Preceded by	Gibson Dokyi Ampaw
Duori Naa
	In office; 17 April 1949 – 19 March 1998
Personal details
Born	1925
Died	19 March 1998
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	Northern People's Party
Other political; affiliations	United Party; Progress Party

Simon Diedong Dombo (1925–1998) was a Ghanaian politician, teacher and king. He was a Member of Parliament that represented Jirapa-Lambussie District in the first Parliament of the first and second Republic of Ghana.

Early life and education[]

Simon was born in 1925, He attended Government Teacher Training College Tamale where he obtained his Teachers' Training Certificate.

Career[]

As the Douri-Na,^[1]^[2] he was reputed to be the first educated chieftain in the Upper Region of Ghana.^[3] He was one of the founders of the Northern People's Party. This later merged with the United Party.

Politics[]

During the Second Republic, he was also a member of the first parliament under the membership of the ruling Progress Party. He was elected in the 1969 Ghanaian general elections.^[4] He was Minister for Health and then Minister for Interior^[2]^[5] in the Busia government.

He was banned from holding elected office by the Supreme Military Council prior to the 1979 elections.^[6] S. D. Dombo was among the early educated chieftains.

Personal life[]

He was a Catholic Christian and he had more than 30 children.^[7] He died on the 19th of March 1998.

References[]

^ "NPP Has No Business Being Broke!". Editorial comment. ModernGhana. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Accra: Ghana Publishing Corporation, 1970. 1970.
^ Kesse-Adu, Kwame (1971). The Politics of Political Detention. Accra: Ghana Publishing Corporation, 1971. p. 11.
^ Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1. Accra: Ghana. National Assembly. 1969.
^ Ghana Year Book. Accra: Daily Graphic, 1971. 1971.
^ "ELECTIONS AND PUBLIC OFFICES DISQUALIFICATION (DISQUALIFIED PERSONS) DECREE, 1978 (SMCD 216)". SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL DECREE. Supreme Military Council. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
^ "The Late Chief of Duori C.S.Y.Dombo". Bonse. Retrieved 24 December 2012.

Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by ?	Member of Parliament 1957–65	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by ?	Member of Parliament 1969–72	Succeeded by ?
Political offices
Preceded by John Willie Kofi Harlley	Minister for the Interior 1969–71	Succeeded by Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade
Preceded by ?	Minister for Health 1971– ?	Succeeded by G.D. Ampaw

[1] "NPP Has No Business Being Broke!". Editorial comment. ModernGhana. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Accra: Ghana Publishing Corporation, 1970. 1970.

[3] Kesse-Adu, Kwame (1971). The Politics of Political Detention. Accra: Ghana Publishing Corporation, 1971. p. 11.

[4] Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1. Accra: Ghana. National Assembly. 1969.

[5] Ghana Year Book. Accra: Daily Graphic, 1971. 1971.

[6] "ELECTIONS AND PUBLIC OFFICES DISQUALIFICATION (DISQUALIFIED PERSONS) DECREE, 1978 (SMCD 216)". SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL DECREE. Supreme Military Council. Retrieved 24 December 2012.

[7] "The Late Chief of Duori C.S.Y.Dombo". Bonse. Retrieved 24 December 2012.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]