The Chief of the Naval Staff is the head of the Naval operations and the administrative head in the Ghana Navy. The current Chief of Naval Staff is Rear Admiral Issah Yakubu.
Chief of the Naval staff | |
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since 5 February 2021 | |
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Style | Admiral/Sir |
Reports to | Chief of Defence |
Seat | Navy HQ, Burma Camp |
Appointer | President of Ghana |
Term length | No fixed length |
Formation | January 1959 |
First holder | D. A. Foreman |
List of officeholders
editNo. | Picture | Chief of Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | D. A. Foreman (1910–1967) | CommodoreJan 1959 | Jun 1961 | 2 years, 5 months | [1] | |
2 | David Animle Hansen (1923–2008) First Ghanaian Chief of Naval Staff | Rear AdmiralSep 1961 | Jun 1967 | 5 years, 9 months | [1] | |
3 | Michael Otu (1925–2006) | Air Vice MarshalJun 1967 | Mar 1968 | 9 months | [1] | |
4 | Philemon Quaye (1924–2010) | CommodoreApr 1968 | May 1972 | 4 years, 1 month | [1] | |
5 | Joy Amedume (?–1979) | CommodoreMay 1972 | Jan 1973 | 8 months | [1] | |
6 | Chemogoh Kevin Dzang (1941–2009) | CommodoreFeb 1973 | Aug 1974 | 1 year, 6 months | [1] | |
7 | G. Bedu-Addo | CommodoreAug 1974 | Jul 1975 | 10 months | [1] | |
(6) | Chemogoh Kevin Dzang (1941–2009) | Rear AdmiralJul 1975 | Jun 1977 | 1 year, 11 months | [1] | |
(5) | Joy Amedume (?–1979) | Rear AdmiralJun 1977 | Jun 1979 | 2 years | [1] | |
8 | Ken Dadzie | CommanderJun 1979 | Jun 1979 | 0 months | [1][2] | |
9 | Stephen Obimpeh (born 1941) | CommodoreJun 1979 | Dec 1981 | 2 years, 5 months | [1] | |
10 | J. W. Boateng | CaptainJan 1982 | Mar 1982 | 2 months | [1] | |
11 | J. K. Oppong | CommodoreMar 1982 | Jul 1985 | 3 years, 4 months | [1] | |
12 | Benjamin Ohene-Kwapong | Rear AdmiralJul 1985 | Jun 1990 | 4 years, 11 months | [1] | |
13 | Tom Annan | Rear AdmiralJun 1990 | Sept 1996 | 6 years, 3 months | [1] | |
14 | E. O. Owusu-Ansah | Vice AdmiralOct 1996 | Mar 2001 | 4 years, 6 months | [1] | |
15 | John Gbenah | Rear AdmiralMar 2001 | June 2005 | 4 years, 3 months | [1][3] | |
16 | Arthur Nunoo | Rear AdmiralMay 2005 | Mar 2009 | 3 years, 10 months | [1][4] | |
17 | Matthew Quashie (1951–2020) | Rear AdmiralApr 2009 | Mar 2013 | 3 years, 11 months | [5][6] | |
18 | Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro (born 1952) | Rear AdmiralMar 2013 | 15 January 2016 | 2 years, 10 months | [7] | |
19 | Peter Faidoo | Rear Admiral15 January 2016 | 21 December 2018 | 2 years, 11 months | [8] | |
20 | Seth Amoama | Rear Admiral21 December 2018 | 5 February 2021 | 2 years, 1 month | [9] | |
– | Issah Yakubu Acting | Rear Admiral5 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 6 months | [10] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Past Naval Chiefs". gaf.mil.gh/. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "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 11 June 2007.
- ^ "Chief of Naval Staff - Ghana Navy". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 21 May 2005. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
- ^ "Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie hands over office of CNS". www.gaf.mil.gh. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "New CDS And Service Commanders Appointed". ghanareporters.com. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Meeting with the new Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Navy Staff". Embassy of France Accra. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo appoints new chiefs of Naval, Air Staff". GhanaWeb. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe - Africa visits Accra for Obangame Express 2021 Open". United States Navy. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.