Kobina is a
Ghanaian
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
name. It is also the female form of the East Slavic surname
Kobin Kobin (russian: Кобин, uk, Кобін), female form Kobina, is an East Slavic surname. Notable people with this surname include:
* Chris Kobin, screenwriter and film producer living in Los Angeles, California
* Nataliya Kobina (born 1979), U ...
. Notable people with this name include:
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Frank Kobina Parkes
Frank Kobina Parkes (8 March 1932 – 23 May 2004) was a Ghanaian journalist, broadcaster and poet. He was the author of one book, ''Songs from the Wilderness'' (University of London Press, 1965), but is widely anthologised and is perhaps best kno ...
(1932–2004), Ghanaian journalist and poet
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Isaac Kobina Abban
Isaac Kobina Donkor Abban (1933 – 21 April 2001) was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 1995 and 2001. He was the ninth person to hold this position since Ghana became an independent nation.
Early life and education
Abban was born in 1933 a ...
(1933–2001), Ghanaian judge
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John Kobina Richardson
Dr.John Kobina Richardson (1936-2010) was a Ghanaian industrialist who was chairman and managing director of Pioneer Tobacco. Richardson was President of the Association of Ghana Industries from 1987 to 1993.
Early life and education
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(1936-2010), Ghanaian industrialist
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Kobina Arku Korsah
Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (3 April 1894 – 25 January 1967)''Makers of Modern Africa'', London: Africa Journal Ltd, 1981, pp. 289-90. was the first Chief Justice of Ghana (then the Gold Coast) in 1956.
Biography
Born in Saltpond, Korsah was ed ...
(1894–1967), Ghanaian judge
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Kobina Nyarko
Kobina Nyarko is one of Ghana's premier young contemporary artists. Born March 14, 1972 in Takoradi, Ghana, much of Nyarko's recent work explores the symbolism of fish in paintings that feature numerous tiny fish on often large-scale canvases. T ...
, Ghanaian artist
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Kobina Sekyi
William Esuman-Gwira Sekyi, better known as Kobina Sekyi (1 November 1892, Cape Coast – 20 June 1956), was a nationalist lawyer, politician and writer in the Gold Coast.
Biography
Sekyi was the son of John Gladstone Sackey, headmaster of the We ...
(1892–1956), Ghanaian lawyer and politician
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Kobina Tahir Hammond
Kobina Tahir Hammond (born June 16, 1960) is a Ghanaian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and the 8th Parliament of the 4th Ghanaian Republi ...
, Ghanaian lawyer and politician
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Samuel Kobina Annim
Samuel Kobina Annim is a Ghanaian associate professor of economics with specific concentration on micro development economics and applied micro econometrics, statistician and the current head of the Ghana Statistical Service. He was appointed on ...
, Ghanaian academic
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Kobina Daniel Gwira, Ghanaian diplomat
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