Chief of Naval Staff (Ghana)
Chief of the Naval staff | |
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Ghana Navy | |
Reports to | Chief of Defence |
Term length | No fixed length |
Formation | January 1959 |
First holder | D. A. Foreman |
The head of the Ghana Navy is known by the official title of Chief of Naval Staff in the Ghana Armed Forces. The list of former heads lies below.[1] The current Chief of Naval Staff is Rear Admiral Seth Amoama.[2] He was appointed to the position by President Akuffo-Addo on 21st December 2018.[3]
There have been 20 heads of the Ghana navy since its inception.[4]
No. | Picture | Chief of Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | D. A. Foreman (1910–1967) | CommodoreJan 1959 | Jun 1961 | 2 years, 5 months | |
2 | David Animle Hansen (1923–2008) First Ghanaian Chief of Naval Staff | Rear AdmiralSep 1961 | Jun 1967 | 5 years, 9 months | |
3 | Michael Otu (1925–2006) | Air Vice MarshalJun 1967 | Mar 1968 | 9 months | |
4 | Philemon Quaye (1924–2010) | CommodoreApr 1968 | May 1972 | 4 years, 1 month | |
5 | Joy Amedume (?–1979) | CommodoreMay 1972 | Jan 1973 | 8 months | |
6 | Chemogoh Kevin Dzang (1941–2009) | CommodoreFeb 1973 | Aug 1974 | 1 year, 6 months | |
7 | G. Bedu-Addo | CommodoreAug 1974 | Jul 1975 | 10 months | |
(6) | Chemogoh Kevin Dzang (1941–2009) | Rear AdmiralJul 1975 | Jun 1977 | 1 year, 11 months | |
(5) | Joy Amedume (?–1979) | Rear AdmiralJun 1977 | Jun 1979 | 2 years | |
8 | Ken Dadzie[5] | CommanderJun 1979 | Jun 1979 | 0 months | |
9 | Stephen Obimpeh (born 1941) | CommodoreJun 1979 | Dec 1981 | 2 years, 5 months | |
10 | J. W. Boateng | CaptainJan 1982 | Mar 1982 | 2 months | |
11 | J. K. Oppong | CommodoreMar 1982 | Jul 1985 | 3 years, 4 months | |
12 | Benjamin Ohene-Kwapong | Rear AdmiralJul 1985 | Jun 1990 | 4 years, 11 months | |
13 | Tom Annan | Rear AdmiralJun 1990 | Sept 1996 | 6 years, 3 months | |
14 | E. O. Owusu-Ansah | Vice AdmiralOct 1996 | Mar 2001 | 4 years, 6 months | |
15 | John Gbenah [6] | Rear AdmiralMar 2001 | June 2005 | 4 years, 3 months | |
16 | Arthur Nunoo [7] | Rear AdmiralMay 2005 | Mar 2009 | 3 years, 10 months | |
17 | Matthew Quashie (1951–2020) | Rear AdmiralApr 2009 | Mar 2013 | 3 years, 11 months | |
18 | Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro (born 1952) [8] | Rear AdmiralMar 2013 | 15 January 2016 | 2 years, 10 months | |
19 | Peter Faidoo | Rear Admiral15 January 2016 | 21 December 2018 | 2 years, 11 months | |
20 | Seth Amoama | Rear Admiral21 December 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 5 months |
References
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- ^ Army Chief of Staff, Ayamdo is new. "Ayamdo is new Army Chief of Staff". ghanaweb.com. ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Chief of Army Staff-COAS Profile of Major General Richard Opoku-Adusei". Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Past Chiefs of Naval Staff 1959 - 2000". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "Ghana News, Volumes 8". Ghana News. Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana: 3. 1979.
- ^ "Immediate Past Chief of Naval Staff - Ghana Navy". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 22 April 2005. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ "Chief of Naval Staff - Ghana Navy". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 21 May 2005. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ "Profile of Rear Admiral GM Biekro Chief of the Naval Staff – Ghana Navy". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.