Osei Tutu II
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| Asantehene of Asante; Kumasehene of Kumasi | |
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His Majesty (HM) Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II accompanied by his bodyguards Chatham House, October 2015
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| Emperor of the Empire of Asante | |
| Reign | 26 April 1999 – present |
| Coronation | 26 April 1999 |
| Predecessor | Otumfuo Opoku Ware II |
| Born | Otumfuo Osei Tutu May 6, 1950 Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
| Spouse | Lady Julia Osei Tutu (m. 2006) |
| Issue | 6 children |
| House | House of Oyoko Dynasty |
| Occupation | Asantehene Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
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Styles of Emperor Asantehene Osei Tutu II of Ashanti and the Empire of Ashanti |
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Asantehene ma Asanteman |
Osei Tutu II (born 6 May 1950) is the 16th Asantehene, tradtional ruler of the Kingdom of Ashanti in Ghana since 26 April 1999. By name, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is in direct succession to the founder of the Empire of Ashanti, Otumfuo Osei Tutu I.
He was born on 6 May 1950 and named Nana Barima Kwaku Duah, the youngest of the five children of Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, Asantehemaa (Queen-mother of ). His father Nana Kwame Boakye-Dankwa was from Kantinkyere in Ashanti and was also the Brehyia Duke of Asante. Nana Kwame Boakye-Dankwa died on 1 January 2002, in Kumasi, Ashanti.
Osei Tutu has six children. His father had other offspring from other marriages, including Yaw Boateng, Kwaku Duah, Kwabena Agyei-Bohyen, Afua Sarpong and Ama Agyemang (Kumasi, Ashanti), Fredua Agyeman Prempeh, Nana Kwasi Agyemang Prempeh and Nana Kwasi Boachie Gyambibi (Kumasi, Ashanti).
Emperor Asantehene Osei Tutu II's name at birth, Nana Barima Kwaku Duah, is the name of the Asante emperor's paternal grandfather.
Osei Tutu had his "O"-level education at Sefwi Wiawso Senior High School. He graduated in Philosophy with a first-class degree and degree of Doctor of Philosophy, conferred at a ceremony at the Barbican Centre on 11 January 2006.
The Asantehene is highly revered in the Empire of Asante (Ashanti Region and other parts of Ghana)— Osei Tutu has frequently commented on the work of Ghanaian politicians.
He received international media attention after some of the Ashanti crown jewels were allegedly stolen from an Oslo hotel in October 2012 when he was attending a conference in the Norwegian capital.
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II of the Empire of Asante resides at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the capital city of Ashanti region and the Empire of Asante</ref></ref></ref>.
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