Nana Kwaku Boateng

Nana Kwaku Boateng I was the former Omanhene (Paramount Chief) of New Juaben (sometimes called Dwaben) from 1913 to 1930. He was one of the early rulers of the New Juaben State in the Eastern Region of present-day Ghana, following the migration and settlement of the Juaben/Dwaben people from Ashanti.

History of New Juaben New Juaben/Dwaben was established following the migration of the Juaben/Dwaben people from Asante after the Juaben/Dwaben rebellion of 1874–75. In addition, Prince Emmanuel Yao Boateng also served as a Member of Parliament in the first Republican Parliament and also was the President of the Ghana Boxing Association, being instrumental in bringing Mohammed Ali to Ghana in the 1960s. with whom she had five children, the youngest child being Dr. Ophelia E. Dadzie,