Mr. Dari Bismark Haruna is the Paramount Chief of Kpembe Traditional Area (August 2016 to date) with the title Kpembewura Banbange Ndefoso IV and also a member of the Northern Regional House of Chiefs. Kpembewura held several Chieftaincy titles such as Lambowura, Kakurinjiwura, Labawura, and Singbunwura before becoming enskinned as the Kpembewura of Kpembe Traditional Area.  He holds a B.Ed. Gonja from the University of Education Winneba, and has a Teachers Certificate “A” (1998).

Before becoming a Paramount Chief, he was a teacher. He has attended and participated in several workshops including Contextual Leadership and “Management for Executives”, “Management Skills”, Project Planning and Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation.

He was appointed as the District Chief Executive (DCE) of East Gonja by President John Agyekum Kufour from 2001 to 2005. Kpembewura Banbange Ndefoso IV is acknowledged to have a passion for the development of Gonjaland. He has equally taken a keen interest in the activities of the Gonjaland Youth Association and community services because of his passion for youth and development. He is the 1st Trustee for Abranyo Youth Association, Salaga and helped source funding to build a three-classroom block and a library to establish the “Timu 1 Girls Junior High School” in Salaga.
He is married with five (5) children.