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Ghana will be present at Prof Arday’s funeral to pay our respects – Ablakwa
Ghana’s decision to attend his funeral reflects the country’s connection to Prof Arday through his family heritage and his standing as a prominent academic of Ghanaian descent.
Mr Ablakwa said the government would attend the funeral to honour the late academic, who was born in Britain to Ghanaian parents and became the University of Cambridge’s youngest Black professor.
Arday that President John Mahama commiserates with her family at this exceedingly difficult time and has personally… Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) September 4, 2026 Cambridge’s youngest Black professor In 2023, at the age of 37, Prof Arday was appointed Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge, becoming the university’s youngest Black professor.
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