Born February 1905, in the Eastern Region of Ghana, Dr Patrick Anim Addo’s parents were Mr Kwabena Addo and Madam Abena Biamah.  He began his schooling at the local Methodist School and then the Accra High School.  In his young days, he worked as a house help but was never one to complain, keeping a personal belief that every form of hard work came with a divine blessing.

Upon completion of school, he was offered a job as a clerk at the African and Eastern Trading Company.  This business was to later merge with Millers Company, Swanzy and other companies to form the United Africa Company (UAC).  When Patrick turned 24, he began a job at the Commonwealth Trust Company in 1929.  He was an honest young man and this quality saw him rise to the position of Head of Stores in what was a largely expatriate dominated company.  His ability to take calculated, beneficial risks saw him at 46 in 1951 starting his own business.

With all the working experience he had gathered over the years, he partnered with other like-minded individuals and formed one of the biggest African business empires in the 20th century.  He produced a range of goods from household utilities to quality fabrics.  In 1953, the Queen honoured him with the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal for his business achievements.  Two of his businesses were Ferro Fabrik Company and Ghana Textile Manufacturing Company.

He was a real estate investor owning many properties and was made a Director of the Ghana Commercial Bank and the Ghana National Trading Corporation (GNTC).  Dr Patrick Anim Addo donated $600,000 to the University of Ghana to be used as a research Endowment Fund.  Dr Anim Addo out of his own funds built a four-storey school complex which was donated to the government to be utilised as a technical institute.  He was a big part of the economy of Ghana and helped through industry to provide livelihoods for the thousands of people under his employ.

In 1981, he was honoured as a Distinguished Member of the Order of the Volta.  He was 76 and in February of 1988, this illustrious citizen of Ghana passed away.