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THE SHARDOW FAMILY CHIEFTAINCY TIMELINE

FROM 1872 TO PRESENT DAY

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CHIEF ZUBEIRU SHARDOW MULEH

1872 to 1922

The patriarch of the Shardow Family. He was a devout Muslim and community leader.

He died in 1922 and was suirvived by nine children:

Suleiman, Essa, Lantana, Maidauka, Hadiza, Braimah,

Alhassan, Mairiga and Iddirisu.

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CHIEF SULEIMAN SHARDOW

1922 to 1934

He was the first son of Chief Zubeiru Shardow.

He was very progressive for his time. With the influence, support and financial resources of his step-mother, Ankpa Glover Shardow and her brother Abubakar Titus Glover, he encouraged the Shardow household to embrace western education in addition to the traditional Koranic instruction.

He was a printer by profession and was an employee of the Government Printing Press.

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CHIEF ESSA SHARDOW

1934 TO 1958

He was the second oldest son of Chief Zubeiru Shardow and the younger brother of Chief Suleiman Shardow. He was a linguist and became an interpreter in the High court a position that carried a lot of influence in those days. He was also a champion jockey, a past-time that made him very popular. His daughter, Amina Shardow was the first female in the Shardow family to be enrolled in school. Until this time, females were only permitted to attend traditional Koranic schools.

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CHIEF BRAIMAH BEJINAH SHARDOW

1958 to 1990

ALHAJI NDAJIA SHARDOW

DEPUTY CHIEF 1958 to 1976

ALHAJI SURA SHARDOW

DEPUTY CHIEF 1976 to 1990

Chief BB Shardow was the third oldest son of Chief Zubeiru Shardow and the younger brother of Chiefs Suleiman and Essa Shardow. He became the longest reigning chief and family head, occupying the position for thirty-two years. He worked at the Government Printing Press Accra. In view of the growing size of the family and resultant increased responsibilities a deputy chief was appointed for the first time to assist him.

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CHIEF SURA SHARDOW

1990 to 1993

ALHAJI ZUBEIRU SHARDOW

DEPUTY CHIEF 1990 to 1993

Chief Sura Shardow was the son of Chief Suleiman Shardow and nephew of Chief BB Shardow.

He worked at the Government Printing Press and later on was elected Councilor of his constituency during the Dr. Busia regime in 1969.

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CHIEF ZUBEIRU SHARDOW

1993 to 1996

ALHAJI YUSIF SHARDOW

DEPUTY CHIEF 1993 to 1996

Chief Zubeiru Shardow was the son of Chief Suleiman Shardow and the younger brother of Chief Sura Shardow

He was an Islamic Scholar and polictician, and once held the position of National Organizer of the Ghana Young Pioneers during the Dr. Kwame Nkrumah regime. He also held a managerial post in Japan Motors Ltd.

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CHIEF YUSIF SHARDOW

1996 to 2013

ALHAJI BILYAMINU SHARDOW

DEPUTY CHIEF 1996 to 2013

Chief Yusif Shardow was the eldest son of Chief BB Shardow. He was a career public servant who retired from the Ghana Prisons Service.

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CHIEF BILYAMINU SHARDOW

2013 to 2014

ALHAJI MAIDA SHARDOW

DEPUTY CHIEF 2013 to 2014

ALHAJI SHISU SHARDOW

DEPUTY CHIEF 2014

Chief Bilyaminu Shardow was the youngest son of Chief Suleiman Shardow and the brother of Chiefs Sura and Zubeiru Shardow. He was a professional master tailor who trained in London, UK in the late 1950's.

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