George Abu Wemah

George Abu Wemah (born 21 May 1917) was a Ghanaian diplomat. He served as Ghana's ambassador to Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) from 1961 to 1964, Ghana's ambassador to Bulgaria from 1964 to 1966, Ghana's high Commissioner to the United Arab Republic (UAR) from 1966 to 1969, and Ghana's ambassador to Mali from 1969 to 1974.

Early life and education Wemah was born on 21 May 1917 at Tamale in the Northern Region. He had his early education at Tamale Government Boarding School from 1927 to 1934 and continued at Achimota College from 1934 to 1940 where he received his Teachers' Certificate "A". He won full colours in football, cricket and hockey in his first and second years. He later taught at the Tamale Government Teacher Training College as a pioneer staff from 1944 to 1953. He was first stationed at Bole District, West Gonja in December 1958 and later posted to the Regional Office in Tamale in September 1959. he served in this capacity until 1964 when he was appointed Ghana's ambassador to Bulgaria. In April 1967 as an ambassador he was the leader of the Ghana delegation to the conference of Ministers of Social Welfare held in Cairo. In 1969 he was appointed Commissioner for Secretariats and Special Departments and State Protocol. Later that year, he was made Ghana Ambassador to Mali. His tenure as Ghana's ambassador to Mali ended in 1974.

Personal life Wemah was chairman of the Tamale branch of the Red Cross from 1957 to 1958. He had two wives and eight children. His hobbies included recreations, cycling, gardening and photography.