Edward Asafu-Adjaye

Sir Edward Okyere Asafu-Adjaye (1903–1976) was a Ghanaian political figure, lawyer and diplomat. He was the first Ashanti lawyer and Ghana's first High Commissioner in Britain with accreditation to France concurrently.

Early life and education He was born on 14 July 1903 at Calabar, Nigeria, where his father was working as popular trader. After exhausting his business activity at Calabar, his father; Opanyin Asafu Adjaye brought him to Kumasi where he started his education at Kumasi Government Boys School. From there he proceeded to Adisadel College, Cape Coast where he obtained his cambridge certificate. He then proceeded to the University of London. There he won the "Profumo Prize" for being the best scholar in law, following his performance in the university's final bar (LLB) examination.

Career He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple, United Kingdom in 1927, in that same year he returned to the Gold Coast to practice law. He joined Sir Henley Kobina Coussey's chamber to serve his law pupillage, before going into his own private practice. He establish his own Chambers: E.O.Asafu – Adjaye & Co in Accra in 1927. The chambers was headquartered in Kumasi from 1934 to 1951. He served on various private entities; he served as a director of Barclay's Bank (Ghana) Ltd, Mobil Oil (Ghana Ltd), the Consolidated African Selection Trust Ltd., the President of African Liberal Council, member of the Governor's Executive Council of Adisadel College and many other boards and organisations including the University of Ghana.

Death He died on 27 February 1976.