Nathan Quao
| Nathan Quao | |
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21 November 1915 Accra, Gold Coast |
| Died | 15 February 2005 (aged 89) Accra, Ghana |
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Nathan Anang Quao (21 November 1915 - †15 February 2005) was a Ghanaian diplomat, educationist and public servant who became a senior presidential advisor on governance to the administrations of multiple Heads of State of Ghana. He was described by independent observers as part of “diminishing survivors of an era, which many consider to have been high-noon of quality and dedication in the Civil Service.”
Quao born at Adawso in the Eastern Region on 21 November 1915 where his father Daniel Quao of La was based as a general commodities merchant. His mother was Dinah Naa Densua Addy of Ga Mashie. He was a member of the Ga people of Accra. After his elementary education at Presbyterian schools and secondary education at Accra Academy, he studied for his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of London as an external student. He later obtained a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) at the University College of the Gold Coast, then a constituent college of the University of London.
His early career was in teaching. He taught at Accra Academy and was the first headmaster of Keta Secondary School from 1953 to 1956 and served as the Acting Principal of the Winneba Training College. Additionally, he taught at the Department of Teacher Training of the Kumasi College of Technology in 1957 and the Extra Mural Department of the University College of the Gold Coast from 1950 to 1951.
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