Sarah Aba-Afari
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Chief Superintendent Sarah Aba-Afari | |
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| President | John Mahama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1967 |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Methodist University College Ghana Ghana Police Academy |
| Profession | Police Officer, Counselling Pychologist, Art Therapist, Painter, Crime and Security Expert |
Sarah Aba-Afari (born May 6, 1967) is the first woman in the police service in both Ghana and Africa to earn a PhD. In April 2025, she was appointed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the head of the Madina Divisional Police Command in the Greater Accra Region.[1][2][3]
Sarah Aba-Afari hails from Botoku in the Volta Region. She earned her PhD in Art Education from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 2017. She is also an alumna of Hohoe E.P. Senior High School and Krachi Senior High School.[2] Previously, she had her Master of Arts (Guidance and Counselling) in 2023 at the Methodist University-Ghana. While Master of Philosophy (Art Education) 2012 and her Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting) 2005 all at KNUST.[4]
She was awarded two honorary doctorate degrees in Ministry and Christian Education by the Holy Spirit Bible University, USA, in October 2023[5][6][7]