Get To Know The Top 15 Richest Women In Ghana and Their Net Worth In 2024 Per Forbes

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Profile of fifteen (15) Ghanaian wealthiest females: their names, current net worth, businesses, achievements, and pictures.

On Ghana’s wealth ladder, male business magnates seem to be making the greatest strides toward accumulating wealth; this does not, however, change the fact that female business moguls are also benefiting from the vast wealth of their country.

Many dedicated and successful women have earned vast economic empires by fully leveraging their entrepreneurial and commercial qualities.

Take note that the majority of the women who are incredibly successful in their fields are not featured on this list. There could be that one woman elsewhere minding her business who might be worth more than the names we have here; you would never know.

Also, the figures associated with these powerful women are estimates and not their exact fortune, meaning it could be more or less.

The list of the 15 richest women in Ghana

1. Patricia Poku-Diaby: $720 million

Who is the richest woman in Ghana now? Patricia Poku-Diaby is Ghana’s richest woman, and the bulk of her wealth is largely attributed to her authoritative status as the CEO of Plot Enterprise Ghana Limited. The company was established as a product of Plot Enterprise Group in Cote d’Ivoire. Before the establishment of the group, Patricia Poku-Diaby was engaged in her family’s trading and transportation business.

Plot Enterprise has spanned its operations across Asia and West Africa. The group has gained higher ground with subsidiaries including Plot Enterprise Ghana (Ghanaian-owned cocoa processing company), Plot Enterprise in Ivory Coast, and Plot Commodities (registered with the Dubai-based Dubai Metal and Commodities Centre).

Plot Enterprise Ghana Limited possesses a plant with an initial yearly bean input volume of 32,000 metric tonnes. The commissioning of the plant was completely executed in January 2010. Earlier on, the project implementation and trial runs commenced in 2006 and 2009, respectively. Plot Enterprise in Ivory Coast is concerned with trading in wood products, cashew nuts, and cocoa, while Plot Commodities, a company registered with the Cocoa Merchants Association of America, is specifically concerned with cocoa and cotton.

Yearly, Plot Enterprise Ghana processes 32,000 metric tonnes of cocoa into cake, butter, and liquor. Moreover, it exports cocoa products to Australia, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US. In carrying out its activities, the cocoa-processing company boasts over 200 employees. Today, the net worth of Plot Enterprise Ghana stands at $90 million.

What is Patricia Poku-Diaby’s net worth? Patricia Opoku-Diaby is the richest woman in Ghana, with a net worth of $720 million, according to Goodman AMC, a Ghanaian management and consulting firm. With a whopping net worth of $720 million, Patricia Poku-Diaby is considered the richest Ghanaian woman as well as the eighth richest person in Ghana.

2. Theresa Oppong-Beeko: $420 million

Theresa Oppong-Beeko is the second-richest woman in Ghana. Her wealth is mainly attributed to her status as the CEO and founder of Manet Incorporated, a voluminous company with subsidiaries including Manet Towers Limited, Manet Construction Limited (a civil engineering company), Manet Beach Paradise (a three-star hotel resort), and Manet Housing (a real estate development firm).

Through her business management skills, shrewd entrepreneurship strategies, and the strong urge to survive amidst challenges, Theresa Oppong-Beeko has carved out a great niche for herself, particularly in the hospitality industry and in real estate management. Despite the nearly total dominance of men in business, Theresa Oppong-Beeko has maintained her stance as one of the leading giants in Ghana’s hospitality industry as well as the real estate sector for over 10 years.

Under the control of Theresa Oppong-Beeko, the Manet Group is committed to developing competencies and capabilities in a new dimension. Also, the group is gearing significant efforts toward expanding its operations internationally.

In 1985, Theresa Oppong-Beeko graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon, with a degree in Political Science and Sociology. After graduation from the university, she engaged in fishing as her first attempt at the business.

She didn’t succeed in the endeavor and instead went under with a debt of $2.5 million. At the time, she was 25 years old, and upon her business failure, she returned to Legon, where she obtained a master’s degree in Business Administration. On completing her Master’s in Business Administration, Theresa Oppong-Beeko started pursuing her aspiration of building construction, and at a later time, she set up Manet Housing Limited in 1994.

What is Theresa Oppong-Beeko’s net worth? Today, Theresa Oppong-Beeko is one of the wealthiest Ghanaians and the second richest woman in Ghana. She is said to have amassed a great fortune, giving her a net worth of $420 million.

3. Kate Quartey-Papafio: $250 million

Kate Quartey-Papafio is a shrewd Ghanaian industrialist. In 1992, she established Reroy Group Ltd., aimed at the distribution of high-standard electrical cables. Currently, Reroy Cables has advanced beyond its initial business of providing basic power cables to the provision of a complete power solution.

Reroy Cables offers services related to electricity distribution and transmission by the roles it plays in the provision of strategic contract services and electrical power distribution systems to the electric sector, as well as the production and distribution of conductors and power cables.

What is Kate Quartey-Papafio’s net worth? Kate Quartey-Papafio is a businesswoman and one of the richest people in Ghana today. She reportedly has a current net worth of $250 million.

4. Gifty Lamptey: $135 million

Gifty Lamptey is the wife of the late David Lamptey as well as CEO of SIDALCO Fertilizers Ltd. Though Gifty Lamptey is said to have inherited most of her wealth, the industrious woman has yet to build a reputation for herself as a social influencer and entrepreneur.

Besides entrepreneurship, Gifty Lamptey has made a significant mark in the field of philanthropy. Through her establishment of Ladies of the Cross International Ministries, she has contributed to charity. The organization, Ladies of the Cross International Ministries, contributed to the cause of providing a roof for a mini hospital located in Ashan.

Gifty Lamptey has played key roles that have benefited her society in various ways. In appreciation of her remarkable contributions, she was awarded the Top Super Woman Award in Ghana.

What is Gifty Lamptey’s net worth? Currently, Gifty Lamptey holds a net worth of $135 million, giving her an obvious spot amongst Ghana’s richest women. Gifty’s son, Kojo Jones, is currently one of the richest young men in Ghana.

5. Grace Amey-Obeng: $100 million

Grace Amey-Obeng is a successful Ghanaian entrepreneur who is best recognized as the owner and founder of Forever Clair beauty products. She is an executive member of the Association of Ghana Industries.

In the association, she serves the role of National Treasurer, the position she was elected to in November 2017. She is also the chairwoman of the Ghana Cosmetology and Wellness Foundation, and she has been awarded for her tremendous roles in business.

Currently, Grace Amey-Obeng holds a net worth of $100 million, making her the fifth richest woman in Ghana.

6. Patricia Obo-Nai: $85 million

Patricia Obo-Nai is a Ghanaian engineer and the first Ghanaian to become Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana. Her appointment on February 19, 2019, took effect on April 1, 2019. She is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers and Vodafone’s executive committee.

For her O-Level and A-Level, she attended St. Roses Senior High (Akwatia) and the Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School, respectively. She continued at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. She holds an executive MBA and an executive education degree from the University of Ghana and the Kellogg School of Management in the USA, respectively. She also acquired an executive education degree from INSEAD in France.

As the CEO of a telecommunications network in Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai is believed to be among the wealthiest women in Ghana in 2023, as some online sources peg her net worth at $85 million.

7. Joana Gyan Cudjoe: $70 million

Joana Gyan, according to most wealth magazines, is referred to as the Queen of Gold in Ghana. Joana is an entrepreneur, the Chief Executive Officer of Golden Empire Legacy Limited, an artisanal miner, a licensed gold miner, a licensed gold salesman, a gold buyer’s license, a licensed gold exporter, an investor, a philanthropist, and a business executive.

She disclosed in an interview that her net worth was about $700 million in 2020.

Even though there isn’t any proof of her fortune being around $700 million, Joana Gyan is certainly wealthy and among the richest women in Ghana.

An online site pegs her net worth at $70 million – which could be a reasonable figure.

8. Nana Otedola: $15 million

Nana Otedola is the wife of Femi Otedola, a successful Nigerian businessman, and CEO of such petroleum companies as Forte Oil Plc, Zenon, and Gas Limited. He is a member of the list of African wealthiest people.

She has her dry cleaning enterprise. The couple has one son and three daughters. One of their daughter Florence Otedola is known as DJ Cuppy. Another daughter Temi Otedola is a famous style blogger and designer.

It is believed that she is of Ghanaian descent as she was born in Ghana and later married Femi from Nigeria and now calls Nigeria her country.

The stylish look of Nana Otedola makes her more famous and loved by many Nigerians.

Nana Otedola likes to travel together with her children. From time to time we can see their photos from such countries as France or Italy. Many people have asked about Nana Otedola’s nationality, according to her words she is Nigerian and was born in London, in August of 1966.

She started her business career in 2005 in the United Kingdom. Her longest appointment has been for 13 years in Fineshade Energy Limited. And today she holds a director position in her company.

Her own business makes her one of the wealthiest women in Nigeria with a residence in the United Kingdom.

From being the director of Fineshade Energy Limited and a wife to a Nigerian billionaire, Thedistin.com believes Nana Otedola should be included in our list of the richest women in Ghana. Nana Otedola has an estimated current net worth of $15 million.

9. Charlotte Osei: $5 million

Charlotte Osei known in real life as Charlotte Osei Kesson-Smith Osei, is the UN International Elections Commissioner, a Ghanaian lawyer, and former chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana from 2015 until she was dismissed in June 2018 on grounds of financial malfeasance. 

Charlotte Osei is one of the richest politicians in Ghana. Charlotte Osei is also listed on the elite list of Richest Politicians. According to famousbirthdays.io, Charlotte Osei’s net worth is approximately $5 Million.

10. Jackie Appiah, $5 million

Jackie Appiah is a Ghanaian actress and a brand ambassador for numerous products in Ghana. Jackie Appiah lives a lavish lifestyle, from driving expensive cars and living in expensive hotels overseas to shopping in some of the top designer shops in the UK and the UAE. Jackie Appiah’s net worth is certainly over $5 million.

11. Nana Ama McBrown: $2.8 million

Felicity Ama Agyemang, popularly known as Nana Ama McBrown, is a Ghanaian actress and TV presenter.

Nana Ama McBrown started her acting career at an early age and currently hosts multiple shows on TV. She happens to be very wealthy, making most of her income from deals, sponsorships, and movies. Her estimated net worth is over $2.8 million.

12. Amadia Gh: $1.5 million

Amadia Gh - richest women in Ghana

Amadia GH is the CEO of the Amadia Group of companies. She is popularly known for her foundation, The Amadia Foundation, in which she has involved most Ghanaian celebs in activities of the business.

Amadia is the wife of one of the richest men in Ghana Dr. Sledge Duodu. Amadia and her husband Sledge are lovers of luxurious cars as they have a fleet of them in their garage.

Thedistin.com believes Amadia’s name must be included in the list of richest women in Ghana although her estimated net worth is not known yet.

Dr. Sledge’s wife Amadia Gh has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.

13. Beatrice Agyemang Abbey – $800,000

Mrs. Beatrice Agyemang Abbey is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and General Manager for Media General TV and oversees the strategic direction and operations of TV3.

Beginning her TV career in the year 2000, Beatrice Abbey tirelessly interrogated pressing issues and mind-boggling stories as an anchor, reporter, and later Senior Producer.

Her exceptional abilities as a journalist and business leader have seen her rise from a Reporter, Anchor, Producer, and Managing News Editor to Chief Operating Officer for TV3.

She assumed her current role as General Manager for MGTV in 2017 and doubled as the Head of MG Digital for well over a year as well as GM for MG Radio for a period.

Beatrice has interviewed high-profile interviewees including Ex-Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Ex-Ghana Presidents John Kufuor, and John Mahama, then Vice President of the Republic of Ghana.

An ardent learner, she has toured almost all major newsmakers in the US and the United Kingdom ― BBC, CNN, VOA, Sky TV, Citizen TV, and Kiss TV in Kenya, in her quest to bring on board unmatched experience to outclass her competitors.

Beatrice has undergone intensive training to aid in her career, at the internationally reputed, Deutsche Welle TV and has Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees, all from the GIMPA Business School.

She was in September 2020 selected as the commencement keynote speaker during the congregation for the University of Professional Studies Accra’s graduation ceremony.

She has also received several awards and led the media organization to head to chalk many successes and recognition. The latest has been the Glitz Africa Ghana Women of the Year Honours. The Glitz Africa Honours are part of the organization’s annual mission to celebrate women who use their expertise, position, and influence to inspire others to make a difference in driving other women forward through the Ghana Women of the Year Honours.

Unfortunately, Beatrice Abbey’s net worth is not known but she is one of the media gurus doing extraordinary things for herself and others.

Today, Beatrice Agyemang Abbey’s net worth is estimated at $800,000.

14. Theresa Ayoade: $500,000

Theresa Ayoade is a creative entrepreneur, marketing communications specialist, and event specialist.

She is the Co-founder and CEO of Charterhouse Productions, one of West Africa’s leading marketing, events, and audio-visual production firms.

Theresa has over 22 years of experience in the management of public, corporate, and national events, as well as audio-visual and TV Productions. She has led the Management of Public events such as The Annual Ghana Music Awards Festival (22yrs), A Night of 1000 Laughs Comedy Series (27 editions), Miss Malaika Ghana (18yrs), Ghana Rocks Concert (6yrs), and several International Music Concerts featuring international stars like Jay Z, Shaggy, Busta Rhymes, Chris Brown, Boys to Men, Akon, Steel Pulse, and many others.

Theresa has also overseen over 1000 corporate events such as launches, conferences (AGRF 2020, ALIBABA AFRICA BUSINESS HEROES 2020), awards ceremonies, banquets, BTL activations, and many more such events for local, multinational, and international organizations, as well as national events like the Can 2008 AFRICA AS ONE Welcome Concert and Ghana@50 Concert, in addition to a host of TV productions such as AGORO, IT TAKES 2, THE CHALLENGE and many more.

As the convenor of the National Women’s Summit, she is passionate about women, youth, and the creative industry. Theresa is also a philanthropist and is an adopted parent of The Royal Seed Orphanage.

The net worth of Theresa Ayoade is estimated at $500,000.

15. Afia Konadu aka Mama Remie – $300,000

Afia Konadu is an entrepreneur and CEO of Remie Foods co. ltd. Remie Foods is a multinational spices manufacturing company that prides itself on the production of first-class brands, using natural spices to satisfy customers’ needs while creating value for them.

Afia Konadu’s Remie Foods deals in products such as spices, non-dairy foods, tomato pastes, and tomato mix among other products.

Mama Remie as she is mostly called is married to Mr. Frank Agyei Manu. The couple lives in one of the luxurious mansions at East Legon.

The Remie Foods CEO, Afia Konadu, sponsors shows such as Janaana and Kabani, all Twinovelas, just to mention a few.

Afia is noted for her philanthropic gesture of donating to widows, orphans, and other needy people in society, using her funds.

Through a promotion she recently organized under the headline, Remie Promotions, her company sponsored six Ghanaians for an all-expense-paid trip to Dubai.

Afia Konadu aka Mama Remie’s net worth is estimated at $200,000. This shows she is doing well to be recognized in the list of richest women in Ghana.

Overview of the richest women above:

List of richest women in GhanaProfession (Job, companies)Estimated Net Worth
1. Patricia Poku-DiabyBusinesswoman, Plot Enterprise Ghana$720 million
2. Theresa Oppong-BeekoBusinesswoman, CEO of Manet Incorporated$420 million
3. Kate Quartey-PapafioCEO of a power cable company, Reroy Group Ltd$250 million
4. Gifty LampteyAgro-chemist, CEO of SIDALCO Fertilizers Ltd$135 million
5. Grace Amey-ObengEntrepreneur, CEO of Forever Clair beauty products$100 million
6. Patricia Obo-NaiChief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana$85 million
7. Joana Gyan Cudjoe Gold miner, CEO of Golden Empire Legacy Limited $70 million
8. Nana OtedolaDirector at Fineshade Energy Limited$15 million
9. Charlotte Osei Politician $5 million
10. Jackie Appiah Actress and brand influencer $5 million
11. Nana Ama McBrownActress and brand influencer$2.8 million
12. Amadia Gh CEO of Amadia Group of companies $1.5 million
13. Beatrice Agyemang AbbeyMedia, CEO of Tv3 Ghana$800,000
14. Theresa Ayoade CEO of Charter House $500,000
15. Afia Konadu Food Venture, CEO of Remie Food$300,000