Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II (1907 – 15 November 2016) was the Queen mother (Ohemaa) of the Ashanti Kingdom and mother of the current Asantehene, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, who is the youngest son of her five children.
[2][3][4][5][6] Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II died on 15 November 2016 in her sleep, aged 109.
The Ashanti people believe that the Queen mother, buried first in the Bantama Mausoleum, must meet first with the royal ancestors before moving on the final resting place.
[11] The late Queen mother was laid in state for three days and buried on Thursday, 19 January 2017.
[12] The Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem Girls Senior High School was named after her.