Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor II is the father of John Jinapor and Samuel Abu Jinapor
The Jinapor brothers have been ever-present in governments formed by the two leading political parties — the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) — for over a decade.
Samuel Abu Jinapor was a Deputy Chief of Staff and subsequently the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources during the eight-year term of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Before Samuel Jinapor’s role in the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government, his older brother, John Abdulai Jinapor, was a Deputy Minister of Energy under the erstwhile government of President John Dramani Mahama and is now the Minister of Energy and Green Transition in the new Mahama government.
But many may not know that the Jinapor brothers are royals from the northern part of the country.
Their father is the Paramount Chief of Buipe in the Savannah Region, Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor II.
According to a post shared by the pro-Manhyia social media outlet, Asante Nation, Buipewura Jinapor II was a personnel of the Ghana Police Service who worked in Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region for most of his career.
The media outlet indicated that both Samuel Jinapor and John Jinapor were born in Asante Mampong, while their father was in active service.
The post included a video of the paramount chief’s recent visit to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to thank the king of Asanteman for helping him win the vice-chairmanship position of the National House of Chiefs.
During his remarks, the Buipewura disclosed that he was once removed from his stool, and it was the Asantehene who came to his aid.
He described the Asantehene as his God on Earth.
“Your life is important to me. God should give you long life. God should give you long life so that you continue to hold the whole of Ghana together. I come here to show gratitude to you, to say thank you. You are my God on this earth. Thank you. Because of you, out of the 73, I got 54 votes. This was because of your blessings and support, so I couldn’t sit down without giving honour to whom it is due.
“There is a lot ahead of me, and I pray that you share your God-given wisdom with me when I call on you, either day or night. This is not the only support you have given me. People don’t know this. I was removed from my stool, but Nana said that I should go back; it (removal) won’t come to pass,” the Buipewura said in the Twi dialect.
View the post below:
Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor II is the father of both Hon. John Jinapor and Abu Jinapor.
Buipewura’s long tenure as a police officer stationed in Asante Mampong contributed to his impressive speech in Asante Twi. That is where he birthed both Abu Jinapor and John Jinapor. Both are… pic.twitter.com/KS34jdhTB5
— The Asante Nation (@Asante_nation) February 26, 2025
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