Obed Akwa

Lieutenant General Obed Boamah Akwa is a Ghanaian military personnel and the current Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces. Lieutenant General Akwa was appointed Chief of Army Staff on July 1, 2016 by former president John Mahama. He enlisted into the Ghana Military Academy in October 1975. He was commissioned into the Ghana Army as a Second Lieutenant in March 1977 with extensive experience in Global Security, Defence and Strategic Studies. He also has an excellent understanding of the theory and practice of international peace support operations. He served as the Western Brigade Commander/Ghanaian Contingent Commander with the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Congo (MONUSCO). Lt Gen Akwa had his basic military training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, United Kingdom from 1976-1977. He has academic qualifications in Global Security (MSc) from Cranfield University, England, 2003; Defence and Strategic Studies (MSc) from Madras University, India, 1977; and Public Administration (Certificate) from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Accra, Ghana, 1989. Prior to his appointment he was the Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces.