Air Marshal Michael Akuoko Otu (25 October 1925 – 8 October 2006) was a senior commander in the Ghana Air Force who served as Chief of Air Staff and then Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces.

Michael Otu
Born25 October 1925
Adukrom, Ghana
Died8 October 2006(2006-10-08) (aged 80)
Allegiance Ghana
Service/branchGhana Army
 Ghana Air Force
Years of service1943 – 1971
RankAir Marshal
Commands heldChief of Defence Staff
Air Force Commander
AwardsOrder of the Star of Ghana
RelationsBeatrice Agyepomaa Otu (wife)
Abena, Emma, Kwame, Fiifi and Maama (children)

Honours edit

  • July 2006 - Order of the Star of Ghana[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Biography of the late Air Marshall Otu". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Air Staff
1963 – 1968
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Naval Staff
1967 – 1968
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Defence Staff
1968
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Defence Staff
1969 – 1971
Succeeded by