Past GOC/CDS
Past General Officers Commanding /chiefs of the Defence Staff
Past GOC/CDS

 

Past General Officers Commanding /chiefs of the Defence Staff

NAME         PERIOD
1.  Major General AGV Paley                        1954 – 11 Jan 1960
2.  Major General HT Alexander         1960 - 1961
3.  Major General SJA Otu     1961 – 1965
4.  Major General NA Aferi     1965 – 1966
5.  Major /Lt General EK  Kotoka    1966 - 1967
6.  Lt –General J A Ankrah     1967 – 1968
7.  Lt General MA Out (Air Force)    Mar–Nov 1968
8.  Lt General AK  Ocran     Nov 68 – Nov 69
9.  Lt-General MA Otu (Air Force)    Nov 69-Jun 71 
10. Major General DK Addo     Jun 71 – Jan 72
11. Major General NY Ashley-Lassen (Air Force)  Jan 72 – Dec 74
12. Major General LA Okai     Dec 74 – Nov 76
13. Major General FWK Akuffo    Nov 76 – Jul 78                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
14. Major General REA Kotei     4 Jul 78-23 Jul 78
15. Lieutenant General JM Hamidu    24 Jul 78-4 Jun 79
16. Colonel EDF Prah      5 Jun 79 – 7 Jul 79
17. Brigadier J Nunnoo-Mensah    8 Jul 79-27 Nov 79
18. Major General EK Sam     28 Nov 79-6 Dec 79
19. Air Commodore/AVM JE Odaate-Barnor 7 Dec 79-31 Dec 81
20. Brigadier J Nunoo-Mensah     1 Jan 82-23 Nov 82
21. Flt Lt JJ Rawlings+     28 Nov 82-25 Aug 83
22. Brigadier A Quainoo     25 Aug 83-30 Sep 83
23. Major General A Quainoo     30 Sep 83 – 31 May 87
24. Lt General A Quainoo     2 Jun 87 – 22 Sep 89
25. Flt Lt JJ Rawlings     2 Jun 87 – 22 Sep 89                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
26. Lt General WM Mensa-Wood    4 Jun 90 – 21 Mar 92
27. Air Marshall AHK Dumashie     22 Mar 92 – 1 Oct  96
29. Lt General BK Akafia     1 Oct 96 – Feb 2001
31. Lt General SK Obeng     Feb 2001 – Feb 2005
32. Lt Gen JB Danquah				   Feb 2005 - 28 Jan 09
33. R/Adm ARS Nuno				   28 Jan-3 Apr	09*
+ Additional
* Acting
 


C-in-C-Ghana Armed Forces

Minister for Defence


Lt Gen JH Smith (rtd)

CDS-Ghana Armed Forces


Lt Gen Peter Augustine Blay