The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is 73 years old today.
Born in 1944, at Swalaba in Accra, he Akufo-Addo was raised in Accra, Ghana’s capital.
Akufo-Addo had his primary education at the Government Boys School and later Rowe Road School both in Accra Central. Nana went on to England to study for his O- Level and A- Level examinations. He returned to Ghana in 1962 to teach at the Accra Academy before going to the University of Ghana in 1964 to read Economics.
 After graduating as an economist, he went on to read law in the UK and was called to the English Bar (Middle Temple) in July 1971 and the Ghana Bar in 1975.
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His father’s residence in Accra was effectively the headquarters of the country’s first political party, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), after it was formed at Saltpond on August 4, 1947.
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Having three of the Big Six (founding fathers of Ghana) as his blood relatives, [J.B Danquah (grand uncle), William Ofori Atta (uncle) and Edward Akufo-Addo, who became the third Chief Justice and later ceremonial President of the Republic from 1970-72, was his father], he is from a very politically astute background destined to enter mainstream politics which he did and has been at the forefront for the better part of the last 40 years.
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He won the presidency at his third time of calling and was sworn in on January 7 becoming the oldest head of state ever in Ghana's history.
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He is married to Rebecca, daughter of the Speaker of the Parliament of the Third Republic of Ghana, the late Mr. Justice J.H Griffiths-Randolph. They have five children, with five grandchildren, and are both Christians.
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His wife, Rebecca also recently celebrated her birthday.