The Nigerian Armed Forces (NAF) are the military forces of Nigeria. The forces consist of three service branches:the Nigerian Army,Nigerian Navy,and Nigerian Air Force. The President of Nigeria functions as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces,exercising his constitutional authority through the Ministry of Defence,which is responsible for the management of the military and its personnel. The operational head of the AFN is the Chief of Defence Staff,who is subordinate to the Nigerian Defence Minister. With a force of more than 230,000 active personnel,the Nigerian military is one of the largest uniformed combat services in Africa. According to Global Firepower,the Nigerian Armed Forces are the fourth-most powerful military in Africa,and ranked 35th on its list,internationally.
Sani Abacha;was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria with an iron fist as the military head of state from 1993 following a palace coup d'état until his sudden death in 1998.
The president of Nigeria,officially the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,is the head of state and head of government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The president directs the executive branch of the Federal Government and is the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
Abubakar Dangiwa Umar was governor of Kaduna state in Nigeria from August 1985 to June 1988 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. After retiring from the army in 1993,he became a social critic and the founder of Movement for Unity and Progress,a political party.
Idris Hasan Latif,PVSM was a former air officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the 10th Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from 1978 to 1981. After retiring from the air force,he served as 11th Governor of Maharashtra from 1982 to 1985.
Jonah Domfa Wuyep is a former Chief of the Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force. As an air force pilot,he primarily flew the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
Abdulsalami Abubakar is a retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon the latter's death.
Salaudeen Adebola Latinwo was a group captain in the Nigerian Air Force and a military governor of Kwara State,Nigeria,under Muhammadu Buhari's military government.
Group Captain Joshua Obademi was Administrator of Benue State,Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa was an air marshal in the Nigerian Air Force. He previously served as Military administrator of Kaduna State and Chief of Air Staff for the Nigerian Air Force. He died on 16 March 2000.
John Nmadu Yisa-Doko,GCON,CFR was the first Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1975 to 1980 who joined as a NAF cadet.
Suleiman Saidu is a retired Nigerian Navy Rear Admiral who served as Chief of Naval Staff from September to November 1993.
Patrick Aziza was the first military Governor of Kebbi State,Nigeria after it was split off from Sokoto State on 27 August 1991 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Hameed Ibrahim Ali is a retired army officer and former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as Military Governor of Kaduna State from 1996 to 1998. After retirement,he became Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum a political and cultural association of leaders in Northern Nigeria.
Victor Samuel Leonard Malu DSS mni fwc psc was Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 1999 to 2001 and Force Commander of the ECOMOG peace-keeping force in Liberia from 1996 to 1998.
Alex Sabundu BadehMSS DSS was an officer of the Nigerian Air Force who served as the 18th Chief of Air Staff and the 15th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria. He died from gunshot injuries sustained after his vehicle was attacked by unknown gunmen along Abuja-Keffi road on Tuesday,18 December 2018.
Al-Amin Musa Daggash is a retired Air Marshal of the Nigerian Air Force who served as the 7th Chief of the Nigerian Defence Staff from 1998 to 1999 under the General Abdulsalami Abubakar regime.
Isiaka Oladayo Amaopsc DFS GSS RBS GSM QFI fndu MSc MMSc is a retired Nigerian air marshal and a former Chief of the Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) appointed on 26 January 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari.
General is the highest rank achievable by serving officers of the Nigerian Army. It ranks above lieutenant-general and is subordinate to the rank of field marshal,which is only awarded as an honorary rank to the incumbent president of Nigeria in his capacity as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The rank of general is a four-star rank. It is equivalent to a full admiral in the Nigerian Navy or an air chief marshal in the Nigerian Air Force.
Lieutenant general,is the second-highest rank of the Nigerian Army and generally it is the highest active rank as the Nigerian army do not have any appointment in the rank of full general but in the case of the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff,the rank of full general is given. It is the equivalent of a multinational three-star rank.
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