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| Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces | |
|---|---|
since 19 March 2014 | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Member of | Eritrean Defence Forces |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Appointer | President |
| Formation | 1991 |
The Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defence Forces. The person in this post is the highest-ranking military officer in the EDF and is responsible for maintaining operational control over military structures.
| No. | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | General Ogbe Abraha (1948–2002) |
1991[citation needed] | February 2000 | 9 years | [1][2] |
| ? | Major general Gerezgheri Andemariam (1950–2014) |
? | 6 March 2014 † | ? | [3] |
| ? | Major general Filipos Woldeyohannes |
19 March 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 340 days | [4] |