Otumfuo-Yere Julia Osei Tutu (born Julia Ama Adwapa Amaning on 14 December) is the wife of Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, ruler of the Ashanti Kingdom.[1]
| Otumfuo-Yere Julia Osei Tutu | |||||
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| Consort of the Asantehene | |||||
| Tenure | April 2002 – present | ||||
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| House | Oyoko Dynasty (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Stephen Amaning | ||||
| Mother | Ernestina Amaning (aka Otumfuo-Ase) | ||||
Early life
editJulia Osei Tutu was born as Julia Ama Adwapa Amaning, the last of five children born to Stephen A. Amaning, a retired career diplomat and Ernestina A. Amaning.
A daughter of Akyem Abuakwa in the Eastern Region, Lady Julia and Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II married in April 2002. She is a member of the Oyoko Dynasty by marriage.[2]
Education
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Lady Julia received her primary education at schools in London, Accra and in Berne, Switzerland until 1982, after which she entered Wesley Girls' High School in Cape Coast for her Secondary School education, where she obtained her ‘O’ Level Certificate in 1986 and ‘A’ Level Certificate in 1988.[3]
In 1989, Lady Julia entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Ghana, Legon and obtained a Bachelor of Law Degree with honours, LL.B. (Hons.) in 1992. She continued her law studies at the Ghana School of Law, Accra where she completed the Professional Law Course and was called to the Ghana Bar in 1994.
On completion of the Professional Law Course, she served as a Teaching Assistant in International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana for a year and also undertook private practice at the Law Offices of Agyemang and Associates, a law firm in Accra.
In September 1995, Lady Julia Osei Tutu was admitted for post graduate studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada and obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Humanitarian Law after which she served as an Intern with Amnesty International's United Nations Office in New York.
Work
editIn 1998, she returned to Ghana and joined Ecobank Ghana Limited as Legal/Corporate Affairs Officer. She was also, until March 2002, secretary to the National Partnership for Children's Trust, which Trust is concerned with the promotion of the welfare of children in Ghana. She is also a patron of the Otumfuo Charity Foundation.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Profile Of Lady Julia Osei Tutu – Ashanti". Asantekingdom. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Profile: Meet Lady Julia Osei Tutu - The Beautiful wife of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II [Photos]". GHANAPAGE™. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Osei Tutu II Charity Found. assists Wesley Girls | Philanthropy Space™ GHANA [AISTIPHI]". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "301,980 students benefit from Otumfuo Education Fund". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 24 August 2019.