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 chief. 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.
See also
References
- ↑ "NPP Has No Business Being Broke!". Editorial comment. ModernGhana. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- 1 2 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.