Bikunuto Jewu Soale I

{{Short description|Ruler of Gonja}}

Jira Bikunuto Jewu Soale I (born on May 16, 1954){{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} is the 34th Yagbonwura of the Gonja kingdom. He succeeded the late Sulemana Tumtunba Boresa I. He was enskinned on Monday, 20 March 2023 at Nyange, the ancient capital of Gonja.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-20 |title=New Gonja king enskinned |url=https://3news.com/new-gonja-king-enskinned/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=3News.com |language=en-US}} Incumbent Vice-President of Ghana Mahamudu Bawumia and former President of Ghana John Mahama attended the enskinment.{{Cite web |last=Abedu-Kennedy |first=Dorcas |date=2023-03-23 |title=Mahama wasn’t hooted at enskinment of new Yagbonwura; ignore Koku Anyidoho’s fake video – NDC |url=https://www.adomonline.com/mahama-wasnt-hooted-at-enskinment-of-new-yagbonwura-ignore-koku-anyidohos-fake-video-ndc/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Adomonline.com |language=en-US}} He is from the Tuluwe gate.{{Cite web |title=New Yagbonwura enskinned "Pledges to fight poverty, champion devt" |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/new-yagbonwura-enskinned-pledges-to-fight-poverty-champion-devt.html |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=Tuluwewura selected as new Yagbonwura |url=https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2023/03/21/tuluwewura-selected-as-new-yagbonwura/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Ghana Business News |language=en-US}}

Early life and education

He was born in Chama, a small town in the Tuluwe Traditional paramountcy of Gonja in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah Region.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

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Category:1954 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ghanaian royalty

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