Chief of Naval Staff (Ghana)

Ghanaian navy heads

Chief of the Naval staff

Naval Ensign of Ghana

Incumbent
Rear Admiral Godwin Livinus Bessing

since 24 March 2025

Ghana Navy
Style| Admiral/Sir
Reports to| Chief of Defence
Seat| Navy HQ, Burma Camp
Appointer| President of Ghana
Term length| No fixed length
Formation| January 1959
First holder| D. A. Foreman

The Chief of the Naval Staff is the head of the Naval operations and the administrative head in the Ghana Navy. The current Chief of Naval Staff is Vice Admiral Issah Yakubu.

## List of officeholders

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No. | Picture  | Chief of Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| Foreman, D.Commodore
D. A. Foreman
(1910–1967)| Jan 1959| Jun 1961| 2 years, 5 months| [1]

| Hansen, DavidRear Admiral
David Animle Hansen
(1923–2008)
First Ghanaian Chief of Naval Staff| Sep 1961| Jun 1967| 5 years, 9 months| [1]

| Hansen, DavidAir Vice Marshal
Michael Otu
(1925–2006)| Jun 1967| Mar 1968| 9 months| [1]

| Quaye, PhilemonCommodore
Philemon Quaye
(1924–2010)| Apr 1968| May 1972| 4 years, 1 month| [1]

| Amedume, JoyCommodore
Joy Amedume
(?–1979)| May 1972| Jan 1973| 8 months| [1]

| Dzang, ChemogohCommodore
Chemogoh Kevin Dzang
(1941–2009)| Feb 1973| Aug 1974| 1 year, 6 months| [1]

| Bedu-Addo, G.Commodore
G. Bedu-Addo| Aug 1974| Jul 1975| 10 months| [1]
(6)|

| Dzang, ChemogohRear Admiral
Chemogoh Kevin Dzang
(1941–2009)| Jul 1975| Jun 1977| 1 year, 11 months| [1]
(5)|

| Amedume, JoyRear Admiral
Joy Amedume
(?–1979)| Jun 1977| Jun 1979| 2 years| [1]

| Dadzie, KenCommander
Ken Dadzie| Jun 1979| Jun 1979| 0 months| [1][2]

| Obimpeh, StephenCommodore
Stephen Obimpeh
(born 1941)| Jun 1979| Dec 1981| 2 years, 5 months| [1]
10|

| Boateng, J.Captain
J. W. Boateng| Jan 1982| Mar 1982| 2 months| [1]
11|

| Oppong, J.Commodore
J. K. Oppong| Mar 1982| Jul 1985| 3 years, 4 months| [1]
12|

| Ohene-Kwapong, BenjaminRear Admiral
Benjamin Ohene-Kwapong| Jul 1985| Jun 1990| 4 years, 11 months| [1]
13|

| Annan, TomRear Admiral
Tom Annan| Jun 1990| Sept 1996| 6 years, 3 months| [1]
14|

| Owusu-Ansah, E.Vice Admiral
E. O. Owusu-Ansah| Oct 1996| Mar 2001| 4 years, 6 months| [1]
15|

| Gbenah, JohnRear Admiral
John Gbenah| Mar 2001| June 2005| 4 years, 3 months| [1][3]
16|

| Gbenah, JohnRear Admiral
Arthur Nunoo| May 2005| Mar 2009| 3 years, 10 months| [1][4]
17|

| Quashie, MatthewRear Admiral
Matthew Quashie
(1951–2020)| Apr 2009| Mar 2013| 3 years, 11 months| [5][6]
18|

| Biekro, GeoffreyRear Admiral
Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro
(born 1952)| Mar 2013| 15 January 2016| 2 years, 10 months| [7]
19|

| Faidoo, KofiRear Admiral
Peter Faidoo| 15 January 2016| 21 December 2018| 2 years, 11 months| [8]
20|

| Amoama, SethRear Admiral
Seth Amoama| 21 December 2018| 5 February 2021| 2 years, 1 month| [9]
21|

| Yakubu, I.Vice Admiral
Issah Yakubu| 5 February 2021| 24 March 2025| 4 years, 5 months| [10][11]
22|

| Bessing, Godwin LivinusRear Admiral
Godwin Livinus Bessing| 24 March 2025| Incumbent| 4 months| [12]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Past Naval Chiefs". gaf.mil.gh/. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
2. ^ "Ghana News, Volumes 8". Ghana News. Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana: 3. 1979.
3. ^ "Immediate Past Chief of Naval Staff - Ghana Navy". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 22 April 2005. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
4. ^ "Chief of Naval Staff - Ghana Navy". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 21 May 2005. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
5. ^ "Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie hands over office of CNS". www.gaf.mil.gh. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
6. ^ "New CDS And Service Commanders Appointed". ghanareporters.com. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
7. ^ "Profile of Rear Admiral GM Biekro Chief of the Naval Staff – Ghana Navy". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
8. ^ "Meeting with the new Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Navy Staff". Embassy of France Accra. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
9. ^ "Akufo-Addo appoints new chiefs of Naval, Air Staff". GhanaWeb. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
10. ^ "Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe - Africa visits Accra for Obangame Express 2021 Open". United States Navy. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
11. ^ Iddi Yire (24 March 2025). "President lauds outgoing CDS, Service Chiefs". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
12. ^ "President Mahama promotes new Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs". Graphic Online. Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

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Chiefs of the navy by country

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Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Former|

* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* British Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Rhodesia
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Former|

* Confederate States of America

Asia|

* Abkhazia
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* PR of China
* East Timor
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* NEDAJA
* NEDSA
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
* Imperial Japan
* Mengjiang
* Manchukuo
* South Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican

Former|

* Austria–Hungary
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* Prussia
* Imperial Germany
* Nazi Germany
* East Germany
* Ottoman Empire
* Russian Empire
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

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