Chief of Army Staff (Ghana)

The head of the Ghana Army was formerly referred to as the army commander but now has the title above. The current Chief of Army Staff is Major General William Ayamdo.[1] He was appointed to the position by President Akuffo-Addo on 9 February 2017.[2]

Chief of Army Staff
Incumbent Major general William Azure Ayamdo since 9 February 2017
Ghana Army
Member of	the Defence Staff
Reports to	Chief of the Defence Staff
Appointer	President of Ghana in consultation with the Council of State of Ghana
Term length	No fixed length

List of Chiefs of Army Staff

No.		Chief of Army Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1		Tadman, D.Brigadier D. H. Tadman as Brigade Commander	?	1959	?	.
2		Paley, AlexanderBrigadier Alexander G. V. Paley (1903–1976) as Army Commander	1959	11 January 1960	0–1 years	.
3		Alexander, Henry TemplerMajor General Henry Templer Alexander (1911–1977) as Combined CDS and Army Commander	11 January 1960	December 1961	1 year, 10 months	.
4		Ankrah, JosephBrigadier Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915–1992)	December 1961	October 1962	1 year, 10 months	[3]
5		Otu, StephenMajor general Stephen Otu (1915–1979)	October 1962	July 1965	2 years, 9 months	[3]
6		Barwah, C.Brigadier C. M. Barwah (?–1966)	July 1965	February 1966 †	7 months	[3]
7		Ocran, AlbertBrigadier Albert Kwesi Ocran (born 1929)	February 1966	August 1966	7 months	[3]
8		Bruce, ClelendMajor general Clelend Cofie Bruce	August 1966	May 1967	8 months	[3]
(7)		Ocran, AlbertMajor general Albert Kwesi Ocran (born 1929)	May 1967	November 1968	1 year, 6 months	[3]
9		Amenu, D.Brigadier D. C. K. Amenu	November 1968	August 1969	9 months	[3]
10		Addo, DanielMajor General Daniel K. Addo	August 1969	June 1971	1 year, 10 months	[3]
11		Acquah, J.Brigadier J. R. K. Acquah	June 1971	October 1971	4 months	[3]
12		Twum-Barimah, H.Brigadier H. D. Twum-Barimah	October 1971	January 1972	3 months	[3]
13		Erskine, EmmanuelColonel Emmanuel Alexander Erskine (born 1937)	January 1972	February 1972	1 month	[3]
14		Asare, D.Brigadier D. A. Asare	February 1972	January 1973	11 months	[3]
(13)		Erskine, EmmanuelBrigadier Emmanuel Alexander Erskine (born 1937)	February 1972	April 1974	1 year, 2 months	[3]
15		Akuffo, FredBrigadier Fred Akuffo (1937–1979)	May 1974	November 1976	2 years, 6 months	[3]
16		Kotei, RobertMajor general Robert Kotei (1935–1979)	November 1976	July 1978	1 year, 8 months	[3]
17		Odartey-Wellington, NevilleMajor general Neville Alexander Odartey-Wellington (1934–1979)	July 1978	June 1979 †	11 months	[3]
18		Bruce-Konuah, W.Colonel W. W. Bruce-Konuah	June 1979	July 1979	1 month	[4]
19		Quainoo, ArnoldBrigadier Arnold Quainoo	July 1979	November 1979	4 months	[3]
20		Amoah, I.Brigadier I. K. Amoah	November 1979	December 1981	2 years, 1 month	[3]
(19)		Quainoo, ArnoldMajor general Arnold Quainoo	January 1982	June 1987	5 years, 5 months	[3]
21		Mensah-Wood, W.Major general W.M. Mensah-Wood	June 1987	June 1990	3 years	[3]
22		Akafia, BenMajor general Ben Akafia	June 1990	September 1996	6 years, 3 months	[3]
23		Smith, JosephMajor general Joseph Henry Smith (born 1945)	October 1996	February 2001	4 years, 4 months	[3]
24		Smith, JosephMajor general Clayton Yaache (born 1945)	February 2001	20 May 2005	4 years, 3 months	[3]
25		Odotei, SamuelMajor general Samuel Odotei	20 May 2005	31 March 2009	3 years, 10 months	[3]
26		Adinkra, JosephMajor general Joseph Narh Adinkra	31 March 2009	4 April 2013	4 years	[3]
27		Adinkra, JosephMajor general Joseph Narh Adinkra (born 1950)	31 March 2009	4 April 2013	4 years	[5]
28		Opoku-Adusei, RichardMajor general Richard Opoku-Adusei (born 1954)	4 April 2013	2 June 2016	3 years, 1 month	[2]
29		Akwa, ObedMajor general Obed Akwa (born 1955)	2 June 2016	9 February 2017	8 months	[6]
30		Ayamdo, WilliamMajor general William Ayamdo	9 February 2017	Incumbent	3 years, 5 months	.

References

1. Army Chief of Staff, Ayamdo is new. "Ayamdo is new Army Chief of Staff". ghanaweb.com. ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
2. "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.
3. CoAS, Past. "Past Chiefs of the Army Staff". gafonline.mil.gh. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
4. "Ghana News, Volumes 8". Ghana News. Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana: 3. 1979.
5. "Chief of Army Staff-COAS". Ghana Armed Forces. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
6. Online, Myjoy. "President appoints new Chief of Army Staff". www.myjoyonline.com. Multimedia Group. Retrieved 2 June 2017.