Simon Diedong Dombo

Duori Naa Simon Diedong Dombo
Member of the Ghana Parliament for .
In office 1969–1972
Minister for Interior
In office 1969–1971
President	Edward Akufo-Addo
Prime Minister	Kofi Abrefa Busia
Minister for Health
President	Edward Akufo-Addo
Prime Minister	Kofi Abrefa Busia
Duori Naa
In office 17 April 1949 – 19 March 1998
Personal details
Born	1925
Died	19 March 1998
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	Northern People's Party
Other political affiliations	United Party Progress Party

Simon Diedong Dombo (1925–1998) was a Ghanaian politician, teacher and king. He was a Member of Parliament and the Parliamentary Leader during the first Republic of Ghana. As the Douri-Na,^[1] he was reputed to be the first educated chieftain in the Upper Region of Ghana. He was one of the founders of the Northern People's Party. This later merged with the United Party. During the Second Republic, he was a member of the ruling Progress Party. He was Minister for Health and then Minister for Interior in the Busia government. He had more than 30 children.^[2]

He was banned from holding elected office by the Supreme Military Council prior to the 1979 elections.^[3]

References

1. "NPP Has No Business Being Broke!". Editorial comment. ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013date=14 October 2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "The Late Chief of Duori C.S.Y.Dombo". Bonse. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
3. "ELECTIONS AND PUBLIC OFFICES DISQUALIFICATION (DISQUALIFIED PERSONS) DECREE, 1978 (SMCD 216)". SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL DECREE. Supreme Military Council. Retrieved 24 December 2012.