Chief of Air Staff (Ghana)

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Chief of the Air Staff
Air Force Ensign of Ghana.svg
Air Force Ensign of Ghana
Incumbent
Air Vice Marshal Eric Agyen-Frempong
since 24 March 2025
Air Force Ensign of Ghana.svg  Ghana Air Force
AbbreviationCAS
Reports to Chief of the Defence Staff
Appointer President of Ghana
Formation1959
First holder K. Jaswant-Singh

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 Marshal Frederick Asare Bekoe.

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: [1]

No.PortraitChief of Air StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
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Jaswant, K. Air Commodore
K. Jaswant-Singh
Indian		May 1959August 19601 year, 3 months
2
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Gundry, I. Wing Commander
I. M. Gundry-White
(1918–1961)
British		September 1960March 19616 months
3
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Whitworth, JohnAir Commodore
John N. H. Whitworth
(1912–1974)
British		March 1961September 19621 year, 6 months
4
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Graft, J.Air Commodore
J.E.S. de Graft-Hayford
(1912–2002)
First Ghanaian CAS		September 1962July 196310 months
5
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Otu, Michael Air Vice-Marshal
Michael Otu
(1925–2006)
[2] 		July 1963March 19684 years, 8 months
6
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Ashley, NapoleonAir Commodore
Napoleon Ashley-Lassen
(born 1934)		March 1968January 19712 years, 10 months
7
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Beausoliel, CharlesAir Commodore
Charles Beausoliel 		January 1971December 197111 months
(6)
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Beausoliel, CharlesAir Commodore
Napoleon Ashley-Lassen 		December 1971January 19721 month
(7)
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Beausoliel, CharlesAir Commodore
Charles Beausoliel 		December 1972November 19764 years, 11 months
8
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Boakye, GeorgeAir Vice Marshal
George Yaw Boakye
(1937–1979)		November 1976June 19792 years, 7 months
9
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Gyabaah, SamuelWing Commander
Samuel Gyabaah 		June 1979July 19791 month
10
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Klutse, F. Group Captain
F. W. K. Klutse 		July 1979December 19794 months
11
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Odaate, JohnAir Commodore
John Odaate-Barnor
(1937–2012)		December 1979May 19805 months
12
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Pumpuni, K.Air Commodore
K. K. Pumpuni 		May 1980January 19821 year, 8 months
13
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Awuviri, E.Group Captain
E. A. A. Awuviri 		January 1982December 198211 months
14
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Kotei, J.Air Vice Marshal
J. E. A. Kotei
(1940–2010)		December 1982June 19885 years, 6 months
15
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Dumashie, Harry Air Marshal
Harry Dumashie
(1938–2002)		June 1988June 19924 years
16
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Bruce, JohnAir Marshal
John Asamoah Bruce
(1938–2002)		5 June 199216 March 20018 years, 9 months
17
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Mantey, EdwardAir Vice Marshal
Edward Mantey
(born 1946)
[3] 		16 March 200120 May 20054 years, 2 months
18
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Boateng, JuliusAir Vice Marshal
Julius Boateng
[4] 		20 May 200528 January 20093 years, 8 months
19
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Samson, MichaelAir Vice Marshal
Michael Samson-Oje
(born 1954)
[5] 		31 March 2009January 20166 years, 9 months
20
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Nagai, MaxwellAir Vice Marshal
Maxwell Nagai
[5] 		January 2016January 20193 years
21
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Hanson, FrankAir Vice Marshal
Frank Hanson
[5] 		January 2019January 20234 years
22
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Bekoe, Frederick AsareAir Marshal
Frederick Asare Bekoe
[6] 		26 January 202324 March 20252 years, 1 month
23
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Agyen-Frempong, EricAir Vice Marshal
Eric Agyen-Frempong
[7] 		24 March 2025Incumbent1 month

References

  1. ↑ "Past Chiefs of Air Staff". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 2008-02-06. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  2. ↑ Military Air Vice-Marshal Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine . thestatesmanonline.com.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Chief of Air Staff - Ghana Air Force". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 21 May 2005. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  5. 1 2 3 Mahama, makes changes at the military hierarchy. "Mahama makes changes at the military hierarchy". myjoyonline.com. Multimedia Group. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Iddi Yire (24 March 2025). "President lauds outgoing CDS, Service Chiefs". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "President Mahama promotes new Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs". Graphic Online. Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
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