National House of Chiefs

De National House of Chiefs bi de highest body insyd Ghana wey dey unite all traditional rulers, chiefs den kings. De institution gey backing from de Constitution of Ghana.

Membership

De various rulers of Ghana ein numerous tribes den clans automatically become members of a number of regional houses of chiefs. Ebi demma membership of these regional bodies wey dey qualifies dem for membership insyd of de national house.

In addition to dese chiefs, a number of queen mothers dem san appoint dem go de national house as dem bi demma associate members. Dese titleholders dem appoint dem for four-year terms, den dem bi eligible for re-appointment thereafter.

Although de national d renegional houses dem dominate am by citizens of Ghana, dem dey affiliate dem plus plentey foreign nationals. De African-American religious leader Ra Un Nefer Amen, for example, serve as de U.S. representative of de chiefs insyd congress assemble. He himself dey hold a Ghanaian chieftaincy in ein own right.

Presidents of NHC

Since de creation of de National House of Chiefs, a president den ein vice-president dem select dem from among demma own members for de house wey go direct demma affairs. Dem start dis practice first insyd 1969.

	President	Title	Year
1	Otumfour Agyemang Prempeh II	Asantehene	1969 – 1970
2	Otumfour Opoku Ware II	Asantehene	1970 – 1978
3	Osagyefo Agyemang Badu I	Dormaahene	1978 – 1982
4	Otumfour Opoku Ware II	Asantehene	1982 – 1989
5	Torgbe Adja Tekpor VI	Osie Avatime	1989 – 1992
6	Nana Oduro Nimapau II	Esumejahene	1992 – 1998
7	Osagyefo Kuntunkunuku II	Okyehene	1998 – 1999
8	Odeefuo Boaponsem	Denkyirahene	1999 – 2001
9	Dr. Poure Puobe VII	Nandom	1999
10	Odeefuo Boaponsem	Denkyirahene	1999 – 2001
11	Odeneho Gyapong Ababio II	Sefwi-Bekwaihene	2001 – 2008
12	Prof. Naa John S. Nabila	Wulugu Naba	2008 – 2016
13	Togbe Afede XIV	Agbogbomefia	2016 –2020
13	Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II	Sefwi Anhwiasohene	2020-present

San see

• Chieftaincy institution (Ghana)