Chief of Air Staff (Ghana)

Chief of Air Staff is the official title of the highest ranking air force personnel of the Ghana Air Force. The current Chief of Air Staff is Air Vice Maxwell Mantsebi-Tei Nagai.[1]

Chiefs of Air Staff

The senior appointment in the GHF is the Chief of Air Staff. The following is a list of the Ghana Air Force Chiefs of Air Staff:[2]

GHF Chiefs of Air Staff
Chief of Air Staff Conscription Note
Air Commodore K. Jaswant-Singh May 1959 – August 1960 Indian
Wing Commander I. M. Gundry-White September 1960 – March 1961 British
Air Commodore John N. H. Whitworth March 1961 – September 1962 British
Air Commodore J.E.S. de Graft-Hayford September 1962 – July 1963 First Ghanaian CAS
Air Vice-Marshal Michael Otu July 1963 – March 1968[3]
Air Commodore N. Y. R. Ashley-Larsen March 1968 – January 1971
Air Commodore Charles Beausoliel January 1971 – December 1971
Air Commodore N. Y. R. Ashley-Larsen December 1971 – January 1972
Air Commodore Charles Beausoliel December 1972 – November 1976
Air Vice Marshal George Yaw Boakye November 1976 – June 1979
Group Captain F. W. K. Klutse June 1979 – December 1979
Air Commodore J. E. Odaate- Barnor December 1979 – May 1980
Air Commodore K. K. Pumpuni May 1980 – January 1982
Group Captain E. A. A. Awuviri January 1982 – December 1982
Air Vice Marshal J. E. A. Kotei December 1982 – June 1988
Air Marshal Harry Dumashie June 1988 – June 1992
Air Marshal John Asamoah Bruce 5 June 92 – February 2001
(? – 16 March 2001)
Air Vice Marshal Edward Apau Mantey February 2001 – January 2005[4]
Air Vice Marshal Julius Otchere Boateng 20 May 2005 – to 28 January 2009[5]
Air Vice Marshal M. Samson-Oje 31 March 2009 – January 2016[1]
Air Vice Maxwell Mantsebi-Tei Nagai January 2016 – present[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mahama, makes changes at the military hierarchy. "Mahama makes changes at the military hierarchy". myjoyonline.com. Multimedia Group. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Past Chiefs of Air Staff". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  3. ↑ Military Air Vice-Marshal. thestatesmanonline.com.
  4. ↑ "Immediate Past Chief of Air Staff - Ghana Air Force". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 22 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  5. ↑ "Chief of Air Staff - Ghana Air Force". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 21 May 2005. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
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