G. K. Yarboi | |
Birth Place: | Central Region |
Citizenship: | Ghanaian |
Office1: | Ashanti Regional Minister |
Term Start1: | May 1967 |
Term End1: | 1969 |
President1: | Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
Successor1: | H. R. Annan |
Predecessor1: | J. T. D. Addy |
G. K. Yarboi was a Ghanaian soldier, politician, and member of the National Liberation Council. He was the Chairman of the Ashanti Region Committee of Administration from 1967 to 1969.[1]
Yarboi was born in 1936 in the Central Region.[2] He joined the army as a private, and became a quartermaster in 1966. In May 1967, he was appointed Chairman of the Ashanti Regional Administration Committee (Regional Minister).[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He worked in this capacity from May 1967 to 1969 when the country was ushered into civilian rule.[8] He was succeeded by Henry Reginald Annan.[9]
Yarboi's hobbies included playing football.[10]