I. M. Ofori
Isaac Mensah Ofori | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Rural Development | |
| In office April 1969 – September 1969 | |
| Appointed by | Akwasi Afrifa |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Ministry abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isaac Mensah Ofori 5 December 1927 Vakpo, Gold Coast |
| Died | 27 April 2013 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | |
Isaac Mensah Ofori (5 December 1927 – 27 April 2013)[1] was a Ghanaian academic and Civil Servant. He was a Professor of Land Economy at the University of Zambia,[2] he also served as Ghana's Commissioner (Minister) for Rural Development from April 1969 to September 1969.[3]
Biography[edit]
Ofori studied at Manchester University and King's College, Cambridge, both in the United Kingdom.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6][7] Ofori remained Commissioner (Minister) for Rural Development until September 1969 when the NLC government was dissolved to usher in civilian rule.[8][9][10]
Ofori became a visiting professor at the Land Reform Training Institute of Taiwan, Republic of China since 1972.[2][5] In 1983, he was appointed Professor of Land Economy in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Zambia.[2][11] He once served as the Secretary of the Environmental Protection Council of Ghana (now the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sir Feasibility Goes Home Today". Modern Ghana. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b c World Congress on Land Policy. Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain. 1985. ISBN 978-0-89946-195-3.
- ^ Igbozurike, Uzo M. (1981). Land Use and Conservation in Nigeria: Theory, Methodology, Empiricism, Policy. University of Nigeria Press. ISBN 978-978-2299-01-7.
- ^ a b Cullen, Matthew; Woolery, Sharon (1985). Second World Congress on Land Policy, 1983. Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain. ISBN 978-0-89946-195-3.
- ^ a b Cullen, Matthew; Woolery, Sharon (1985). Second World Congress on Land Policy, 1983. Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain. ISBN 978-0-89946-195-3.
- ^ Africa Research Bulletin. Blackwell. 1969.
- ^ Howell, Thomas A.; Rajasooria, Jeffrey P. (1972). Ghana & Nkrumah. Facts on File, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-87196-191-4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brown, C. K. (1986). Rural Development in Ghana. Ghana Universities Press. ISBN 978-9964-3-0124-8.
- ^ Ghana Business Guide. Business Publications. 1969.
- ^ Cullen, Matthew; Woolery, Sharon (1985). Second World Congress on Land Policy, 1983. Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain. ISBN 978-0-89946-195-3.