Intelligence and education are indispensable components of good leadership. That is why according to Plato, one of the ancient philosophers, believed that a learned leader stands a better chance of doing well more than his uneducated counterpart.
Although many African countries are still rated as under developed with (sometimes) less than average general literacy level, we see a lot of worlds most highly educated leaders coming from Africa. Here are the Most educated presidents in Africa. At the moment No. 1 is not only the most educated in Africa but also in the entire world!
10. ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF
COUNTRY: LIBERIA
COUNTRY: LIBERIA
Academic Qualifications:
(i)Associate Degree in Accounting from Madison Business College, in Madison, Wisconsin.
(ii)Masters Degree in Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
(ii)Masters Degree in Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Second of the only 2 female Presidents in our top 10 to make the list. Holding the women's banner that when women are educated they can do great things.
Not only is she educated, she also holds the greatest banner for peace. She was awarded the Alfred Nobel Peace Prize for non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work.(in picture)
STORY:
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was born in Monrovia, Liberia. She married in 1955 and, in 1961, traveled with her husband to the US, where she studied economics at Harvard University and other institutions. After her return to Liberia, she worked for the government, including Minister of Finance, prior to the military coup of 1980. After having worked within the banking industry and at the United Nations, she was defeated in the Liberian presidential election of 1997. She was later elected as president in 2005 and then re-elected in 2011. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has four children.
Not only is she educated, she also holds the greatest banner for peace. She was awarded the Alfred Nobel Peace Prize for non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work.(in picture)
STORY:
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was born in Monrovia, Liberia. She married in 1955 and, in 1961, traveled with her husband to the US, where she studied economics at Harvard University and other institutions. After her return to Liberia, she worked for the government, including Minister of Finance, prior to the military coup of 1980. After having worked within the banking industry and at the United Nations, she was defeated in the Liberian presidential election of 1997. She was later elected as president in 2005 and then re-elected in 2011. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has four children.
9. FAURE ESSOZIMNA GNASSINGBE
COUNTRY: TOGO
Academic Qualifications:
(i)Bachelors Degree in Financial Management from the Sorbonne, in Paris.
(ii)Masters Degree in Business Administration from The George Washington University in the United States.
(ii)Masters Degree in Business Administration from The George Washington University in the United States.
STORY:
Faure esozimna was born Afgnan in Lacs Prefecture, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé was one of Gnassingbé Eyadéma's many children; his mother was Séna Sabine Mensah. Gnassingbé received his secondary education in Lomé and later obtained his bachelor and master's degree in the afore-mentioned Universities. Before he was President, he was appointed by his father, President (at that time) Gnassingbé Eyadéma, as Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts, and Telecommunications, serving from 2003 to 2005.
Following President Eyadéma's sudden death in 2005, Gnassingbé was immediately installed as President with support from the army. Doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of the succession led to heavy regional pressure being placed on Gnassingbé, and he subsequently resigned on 25 February. He then won a controversial presidential election on 24 April 2005, and was sworn in as President. Gnassingbé was re-elected for a second term in 2010.
In the April 2015 presidential election, Gnassingbé won a third term, defeating his main challenger, Jean-Pierre Fabre, by a margin of about 59% to 35%, according to official results.
8. IBRAHIM BOUBACAR KEITACOUNTRY: MALI
Academic Qualifications:
(i)Masters Degree in History
(ii)Masters Degree in Political Science and International Relations
(ii)Masters Degree in Political Science and International Relations
STORY:
(born January 29, 1945), or as he is often known, IBK, Keïta was born in Koutiala, Mali. He studied at the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly in Paris and Lycée Askia-Mohamed in Bamako, continuing his education at the University of Dakar, the University of Paris I and the Institut d'Histoire des Relations Internationales Contemporaines (IHRIC; Institute of the Modern History of International Relations). He has a Master's degree in History and an additional graduate degree in Political Science and International Relations.
After his studies, he was a researcher at the CNRS and taught courses on Third World politics at the University of Paris I. Returning to Mali in 1986, he became a technical consultant for the European Development Fund, putting together the first small-scale development program for the European Union's aid activities in Mali. He went on to become Mali director for the French chapter of Terre des hommes, an international NGO aiding children in the developing world.
Keita has been President of Mali since 2013. Previously he was Prime Minister of Mali from 1994 to 2000 and President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2002 to 2007. He founded a political party, Rally for Mali (RPM), in 2001. He was elected as President in the July, August 2013 presidential election and sworn in on 4 September 2013.
(born January 29, 1945), or as he is often known, IBK, Keïta was born in Koutiala, Mali. He studied at the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly in Paris and Lycée Askia-Mohamed in Bamako, continuing his education at the University of Dakar, the University of Paris I and the Institut d'Histoire des Relations Internationales Contemporaines (IHRIC; Institute of the Modern History of International Relations). He has a Master's degree in History and an additional graduate degree in Political Science and International Relations.
After his studies, he was a researcher at the CNRS and taught courses on Third World politics at the University of Paris I. Returning to Mali in 1986, he became a technical consultant for the European Development Fund, putting together the first small-scale development program for the European Union's aid activities in Mali. He went on to become Mali director for the French chapter of Terre des hommes, an international NGO aiding children in the developing world.
Keita has been President of Mali since 2013. Previously he was Prime Minister of Mali from 1994 to 2000 and President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2002 to 2007. He founded a political party, Rally for Mali (RPM), in 2001. He was elected as President in the July, August 2013 presidential election and sworn in on 4 September 2013.
7. BIBI AMEENAH FIRDAUS GURIB-FAKIM
COUNTRY: MAURITIUS
Academic Qualifications:
(i)Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) Degree from the University of Surrey.
PhD in Organic Chemistry from Exeter University, England.
STORY:
Ameenah Gurib was born in the village of Surinam on 17 October 1959, to parents Hassenjee Gurib and Firdaus Durgauhee. She grew up in Plaine Magnien and completed her studies at the primary school in Saint-Patrice. She then moved to Mahébourg Loreto Convent, finishing her Higher School Certificate at Loreto convent Quatre Bornes before flying to England for her undergraduate degree in chemistry. She graduated from the University of Surrey in 1983 with a BSc degree in chemistry. After obtaining her PhD degree in organic chemistry at Exeter University, she returned home in 1987 to take employment at the University of Mauritius.
Gurib-Fakim has also been the recipient of various international awards including the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (2007), Laureate for the National Economic and Social Council (2007), the CTA / NEPAD / AGRA / RUFORUM for ‘African Women in Science’ and the African Union Award for Women in Science. She was also made Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (CSK) by President Anerood Jugnauth in 2008 for her contribution in the education and the scientific sector. She was awarded the Order of the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques’ by the Government of France in 2009. Upon becoming President, she was automatically elevated to the highest civilian award of Grand Commander of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GSCK).
PhD in Organic Chemistry from Exeter University, England.
STORY:
Ameenah Gurib was born in the village of Surinam on 17 October 1959, to parents Hassenjee Gurib and Firdaus Durgauhee. She grew up in Plaine Magnien and completed her studies at the primary school in Saint-Patrice. She then moved to Mahébourg Loreto Convent, finishing her Higher School Certificate at Loreto convent Quatre Bornes before flying to England for her undergraduate degree in chemistry. She graduated from the University of Surrey in 1983 with a BSc degree in chemistry. After obtaining her PhD degree in organic chemistry at Exeter University, she returned home in 1987 to take employment at the University of Mauritius.
Gurib-Fakim has also been the recipient of various international awards including the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (2007), Laureate for the National Economic and Social Council (2007), the CTA / NEPAD / AGRA / RUFORUM for ‘African Women in Science’ and the African Union Award for Women in Science. She was also made Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (CSK) by President Anerood Jugnauth in 2008 for her contribution in the education and the scientific sector. She was awarded the Order of the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques’ by the Government of France in 2009. Upon becoming President, she was automatically elevated to the highest civilian award of Grand Commander of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GSCK).
6. MULATU TESHOME WIRTUCOUNTRY: ETHIOPIA
Academic Qualifications:
(i)Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy of Political Economy from Peking University, Beijing, China.
(ii)Doctorate Degree in International Law from Peking University, Beijing, China.
(ii)Doctorate Degree in International Law from Peking University, Beijing, China.
STORY:
Mulatu was born in the town of Arjo in Welega Province. He was educated in China, receiving his bachelor's degree in philosophy of political economy and doctorate in international law at Peking University. He taught at some "foreign universities and institutions", according to Speaker Abadula Gemeda.
In the mid-1990s he was Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Cooperation under Minister Girma Birru, and he was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in 2001. He was also Speaker of the House of Federation from 2002 to 2005. He served as Ethiopia's Ambassador to China, Japan, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.
While serving as Ambassador to Turkey, he was elected as President of Ethiopia by a unanimous parliamentary vote on 7 October 2013. Girma Seifu of the Unity for Democracy and Justice, the sole opposition member of parliament, welcomed his election.
5. ALASSANE DRAMANE OUATTARACOUNTRY: IVORY COAST
Academic Qualifications:
(i)Bachelor of Science Degree from the Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(ii)Master's Degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
STORY:
Ouattara was born on 1 January 1942 in Dimbokro in French West Africa. He is a descendant on his father's side of the Muslim rulers of Burkina Faso, then part of the Kong Empire (aka the Wattara (Ouattarra) Empire); Ouattara himself is of Muslim background. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1965 from the Drexel Institute of Technology, which is now called Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ouattara then obtained both his master's degree in economics in 1967 and a PhD in economics in 1972 from the University of Pennsylvania
has been President of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) since 2010. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of West African States (French: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO), and he was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993, appointed to that post by President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Ouattara became the President of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), an Ivorian political party, in 1999.
(ii)Master's Degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
STORY:
Ouattara was born on 1 January 1942 in Dimbokro in French West Africa. He is a descendant on his father's side of the Muslim rulers of Burkina Faso, then part of the Kong Empire (aka the Wattara (Ouattarra) Empire); Ouattara himself is of Muslim background. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1965 from the Drexel Institute of Technology, which is now called Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ouattara then obtained both his master's degree in economics in 1967 and a PhD in economics in 1972 from the University of Pennsylvania
has been President of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) since 2010. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of West African States (French: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO), and he was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993, appointed to that post by President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Ouattara became the President of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), an Ivorian political party, in 1999.
4. ARTHUR PETER MUTHARIKACOUNTRY: MALAWI
Academic Qualifications:
(i)Law Degree from the University of London.
(ii)Master of Laws Degree (LL.M) from Yale University.
(iii)Doctor of the Science of Law Degree (JSD) from Yale University.
STORY:
born in 1940 Peter Mutharika is a Malawian politician, educator and lawyer who has been President of Malawi since 31 May 2014. Mutharika has worked globally in the field of international justice. He is an expert on international economic law, international law and comparative constitutional law. He informally served as an adviser to his older brother, President Bingu wa Mutharika, on issues of foreign and domestic policy from the onset of his election campaign until the President's death on 5 April 2012. He has also held positions as Minister of Justice and later as Minister for Education, Science and Technology. Mutharika also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012. He was charged to help bridge relations between Malawi and the United Kingdom due to the deterioration of public diplomacy between the two nations after the Cochrane-Dyet controversy. Standing as the candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Peter Mutharika was elected as President of Malawi in the 2014 election
(ii)Master of Laws Degree (LL.M) from Yale University.
(iii)Doctor of the Science of Law Degree (JSD) from Yale University.
STORY:
born in 1940 Peter Mutharika is a Malawian politician, educator and lawyer who has been President of Malawi since 31 May 2014. Mutharika has worked globally in the field of international justice. He is an expert on international economic law, international law and comparative constitutional law. He informally served as an adviser to his older brother, President Bingu wa Mutharika, on issues of foreign and domestic policy from the onset of his election campaign until the President's death on 5 April 2012. He has also held positions as Minister of Justice and later as Minister for Education, Science and Technology. Mutharika also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012. He was charged to help bridge relations between Malawi and the United Kingdom due to the deterioration of public diplomacy between the two nations after the Cochrane-Dyet controversy. Standing as the candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Peter Mutharika was elected as President of Malawi in the 2014 election
3. KING MOHAMMED VICOUNTRY: MOROCCO
Academic Qualifications:
(i)Bachelors Degree in Law from the Mohammed V University at Agdal.
(ii)PhD in Law from the French University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.
STORY:
(ii)PhD in Law from the French University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.
STORY:
On the day of his birth 21 August 1963, Mohammed was appointed Heir Apparent and Crown Prince.
His father was keen on giving him a religious and political education
from an early age— at the age of four, he started attending the Qur'anic
school at the Royal Palace.
Mohammed completed his primary and secondary studies at Royal College and attained his Baccalaureate in 1981, before gaining a bachelor's degree in law at the Mohammed V University at Agdal in 1985.
His research paper dealt with "the Arab-African Union and the Strategy
of the Kingdom of Morocco in matters of International Relations". He has also frequented the Imperial College and University of Rabat. He was furthermore appointed President of the Pan Arab Games, and was commissioned a Colonel Major of the Royal Moroccan Army on 26 November 1985. He served as the Coordinator of the Offices and Services of the Royal Armed Forces until 1994.
In 1987, Mohammed obtained his first Certificat d'Études Supérieures (CES) in political sciences, and in July 1988 he obtained a Diplôme d'Études Approfondies (DEA) in public law. In November 1988, he trained in Brussels with Jacques Delors, then-President of the European Commission.
Mohammed obtained his PhD in law with distinction on 29 October 1993 from the French University of Nice Sophia Antipolis for his thesis on "EEC-Maghreb Relations". On 12 July 1994, he was promoted to the military rank of Major General, and that same year he became President of the High Council of Culture and Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Moroccan Army.
He speaks Arabic, English, Spanish and French.
In 1987, Mohammed obtained his first Certificat d'Études Supérieures (CES) in political sciences, and in July 1988 he obtained a Diplôme d'Études Approfondies (DEA) in public law. In November 1988, he trained in Brussels with Jacques Delors, then-President of the European Commission.
Mohammed obtained his PhD in law with distinction on 29 October 1993 from the French University of Nice Sophia Antipolis for his thesis on "EEC-Maghreb Relations". On 12 July 1994, he was promoted to the military rank of Major General, and that same year he became President of the High Council of Culture and Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Moroccan Army.
He speaks Arabic, English, Spanish and French.
2. THOMAS BONI YAYICOUNTRY: BENIN
Academic Qualifications:
(i)Bachelor's Degree in Economics at the National University of Benin.
(ii)Master's Degree in Economics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal.
(iii)Doctorate Degree in Economics and Politics at the University of Orleans in France.
(iv)Doctorate Degree in Economics from the Paris Dauphine University.
STORY:
Boni was born in Tchaourou, in the Borgou Department in northern Benin, then the French colony of Dahomey. He received his education first in the regional capital of Parakou before moving on to earn a master's degree in economics at the National University of Benin. He then pursued an additional master's degree in economics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, and then earned a doctorate in economics and politics at the University of Orléans in France and at Paris Dauphine University, where he completed a doctorate in economics in 1976.
At the end of his education, Boni began a long career in banking. From 1975 until 1979 he worked at the Benin Commercial Bank before moving to work at the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) from 1977 until 1989. From 1992 until 1994, he served as an economic adviser to the President of Benin Nicéphore Soglo. In 1994 he left this position to become the President of the West African Development Bank (BOAD).
(ii)Master's Degree in Economics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal.
(iii)Doctorate Degree in Economics and Politics at the University of Orleans in France.
(iv)Doctorate Degree in Economics from the Paris Dauphine University.
STORY:
Boni was born in Tchaourou, in the Borgou Department in northern Benin, then the French colony of Dahomey. He received his education first in the regional capital of Parakou before moving on to earn a master's degree in economics at the National University of Benin. He then pursued an additional master's degree in economics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, and then earned a doctorate in economics and politics at the University of Orléans in France and at Paris Dauphine University, where he completed a doctorate in economics in 1976.
At the end of his education, Boni began a long career in banking. From 1975 until 1979 he worked at the Benin Commercial Bank before moving to work at the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) from 1977 until 1989. From 1992 until 1994, he served as an economic adviser to the President of Benin Nicéphore Soglo. In 1994 he left this position to become the President of the West African Development Bank (BOAD).
He took office after winning the March 2006 presidential election and was re-elected to a second term in March 2011. He also served as the Chairperson of the African Union from 29 January 2012 to 27 January 2013.
1. ROBERT GABRIEL MUGABECOUNTRY: ZIMBABWE
Academic Qualifications:
(i)Bachelor of Arts (History and English) (BA) degree from the University of Fort Hare (1951)
(ii)Bachelor of Administration (B.Admin) from University of South Africa (Unisa)
(iii)Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) from the University of South Africa (Unisa)
(iv)Bachelor of Science (Bsc.) in Economics from the University of London
(v)Bachelor of Law (LL.B) from the University of London
(vi)Master of Laws ( LL.M) from the University of London
(vii)Master of Science (MSc.) in Economics from University of London
And if that was not enough, Robert Gabriel Mugabe has other 14 Honorary degrees from both local and international Universities out of which 3 (all from international Universities), have been revoked.
STORY:
Being the oldest president alive(93 years old) and the longest serving president (Ruling since 1987) Mugabe has a lot in his locker, and he still is strong (though not so much these days). he is born 21 February 1924, he previously led Zimbabwe as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987. He chaired the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) group from 1975 to 1980 and has led its successor political party, the ZANU – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF), since 1980. Ideologically an African nationalist, during the 1970s and 1980s he is identified as a Marxist-Leninist although after the 1990s self-identified only as a socialist; his policies have been described as Mugabeism.
Mugabe was born to a poor Shona family in Kutama, Southern Rhodesia. Following an education at Kutama College and the University of Fort Hare, he worked as a school teacher in Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Ghana. although many may dispute, Mugabe is a true nationalist despite rulling for that amount, he helped Zimbabwe obtain independence.
more from mugabe at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe
(ii)Bachelor of Administration (B.Admin) from University of South Africa (Unisa)
(iii)Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) from the University of South Africa (Unisa)
(iv)Bachelor of Science (Bsc.) in Economics from the University of London
(v)Bachelor of Law (LL.B) from the University of London
(vi)Master of Laws ( LL.M) from the University of London
(vii)Master of Science (MSc.) in Economics from University of London
And if that was not enough, Robert Gabriel Mugabe has other 14 Honorary degrees from both local and international Universities out of which 3 (all from international Universities), have been revoked.
STORY:
Being the oldest president alive(93 years old) and the longest serving president (Ruling since 1987) Mugabe has a lot in his locker, and he still is strong (though not so much these days). he is born 21 February 1924, he previously led Zimbabwe as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987. He chaired the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) group from 1975 to 1980 and has led its successor political party, the ZANU – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF), since 1980. Ideologically an African nationalist, during the 1970s and 1980s he is identified as a Marxist-Leninist although after the 1990s self-identified only as a socialist; his policies have been described as Mugabeism.
Mugabe was born to a poor Shona family in Kutama, Southern Rhodesia. Following an education at Kutama College and the University of Fort Hare, he worked as a school teacher in Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Ghana. although many may dispute, Mugabe is a true nationalist despite rulling for that amount, he helped Zimbabwe obtain independence.
more from mugabe at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe
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