Nii Amugi II’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Former king of Ghana
Was King 
From Ghana 
Type Military 
Royals 
Gender male
Birth 8 June 1940
Death 10 December 2004
(aged 64 years)

Nii Amugi II is the official title of Simon Nii Yarboi Yartey (8 June 1940 — 10 December 2004 ), who was the Ga Mantse or king in Ghana for 39 years.

Biography

Amugi was the sixth child of his father Samuel Nii Ofoli Yartey and the second of mother, Elizabeth Naa Afi Torgbor of Amugi We and Sakumo Tsoshishi respectively. As a student in 1946, he attended Methodist primary school at Kojokrom in the Western Region of Ghana, continuing at Nsawam ECM. He had 8 children, with wife Josephine Yartey.

Death

Nii Amugi II died after a long struggle with ill health. His funeral was attended by former president of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, as well as Professor John Atta-Mills, the NDC Presidential candidate for the 2008 general elections, Mr. Edward Doe Adjaho, Deputy Minority leader and Dr. Mary Grant.

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