Nana Konadu Yiadom III

Nana Konadu Yiadom III (born Nana Ama Konadu; 1927 – 7 August 2025) was the 14th Asantehemaa of the Ashanti Kingdom in Ghana. She was the elder sister of the current Asantehene, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, and succeeded her mother, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, in 2017.

Early life Nana Ama Konadu was born at the Benyaade Shrine in Merdan, Kwadaso, during the restoration of the Asante Confederacy. Her mother, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, reigned as Asantehemaa from 1977 to 2016. Her father, Opanin Kofi Fofie (also known as Koofie or Keewuo), was a carpenter from Besease near Atimatim.

She received no formal schooling but was educated informally within the palace. In her teens, she underwent traditional puberty rites (bragro) with her niece Nana Abena Ansa. She later married Opanin Kwame Boateng, a blacksmith from Aduman, Kumasi.

Reign Following the death of her mother in November 2016 at about 109 years old, Nana Ama Konadu was enstooled with the stool name Nana Konadu Yiadom III on 6 February 2017. At the time 2017 when she ascended the stool she was 83 years old.

On 6 February 2022, a thanksgiving ceremony and a durbar were held at the Manhyia Palace in commemoration of her 5th anniversary since ascending the Asantehemaa stool.

Role and contributions As Asantehemaa, she played a vital role in the traditional governance of the Ashanti Kingdom. She served as a senior royal adviser to the Asantehene and a custodian of the Ashanti Kingdom’s matrilineal royal line, a role traditionally associated with advising the king. Her death was announced by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at an emergency meeting of the Asanteman Traditional Council on 11 August.