Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006. Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his founding of the Global AIDS and Health Fund to support developing countries in their struggle to care for their people. Since February 2012, Annan has been the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, to help find a resolution to ongoing conflict there. Kofi Annan was born in Kumasi, Ghana. His twin sister Efua Atta, who died in 1991, shares the middle name Atta, which... in Fante and Akan means 'twin'. Annan and his sister were born into one of the country's aristocratic families; both their grandfathers and their uncle were tribal chiefs. In the Akan names tradition, some children are named according to the day of the week on which they were born, and/or in relation to how many children precede them. Kofi in Akan is the name that corresponds with Friday. Pronunciation: Annan has said his surname rhymes with "cannon" in English.
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| Birthdate: | April 8, 1938 |
| Birthplace: | Kumasi |
| Age: | 74 |
| Education: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Graduate Institute of International Studies |
| Religion: | Protestantism, Christianity |
| Also known as: | Kofi Atta Annan, Secretary General Kofi Annan |