Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)

The chief of staff is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Liberia. The chief of staff is appointed by the president of Liberia, who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces according to the Constitution.

List of officeholders Liberia Frontier Force Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office

Armed Forces of Liberia Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office Chief of staff Lieutenant GeneralAbraham Jackson 1956 1960 years Lieutenant GeneralGeorge T. Washington 1965 1970 years Roberts et al, Area Handbook for Liberia, 1972, p.xxxi, gives Washington's succession as 1970. His successor Johnson was a former assistant to General Washington. Lieutenant GeneralHenry Korboi Johnson 1970 September 1979 years Franklin J. Smith September 1979 1980 Brigadier GeneralEdwin Lloyd ? May 1980 ?Ministry of National Defense (Liberia), Armed Forces Today, Vol. 2, No.1, February 11, 2008, p.63. Note that this source gave Dubar's period in office as 1980-90, which in view of Quiwonkpa's tenure, is patently incorrect. Commanding general Brigadier GeneralThomas Quiwonkpa May 1980 1983 years Lieutenant GeneralHenry Dubar 1983 30 June 1990 years Lieutenant GeneralCharles Julue 30 June 1990 5 July 1990 Lieutenant GeneralHezekiah Bowen 1990 1997(?) years Chief of staff Lieutenant GeneralPrince C. Johnson II August 1997 November 1999 † Lieutenant GeneralKpengbai Y. Konah 25 November 1999 February 2006 Command officer-in-charge Major GeneralLuka Yusuf February 2006 May 2007 Major GeneralSuraj Abdurrahman 6 June 2007 11 February 2014 Chief of staff Major GeneralDaniel Dee Ziankhan 11 February 2014 5 February 2018 Major GeneralPrince C. Johnson III 5 February 2018 5 February 2024 Daily Observer. Defense Minister, Chief of Staff Receive Senate Blessings Brigadier GeneralDavidson Fayiah Forleh 25 March 2024 Incumbent

Deputy chiefs of staff Colonel Daniel Moore (-11 February 2013)Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'AFL Deputy Chief of Staff Col. Eric Dennis Dies', Daily Observer (Liberia), 9 August 2016. Colonel Eric Wayma Dennis (11 February 2013-8 August 2016)Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'AFL Deputy Chief of Staff Col. Eric Dennis Dies', Liberian Daily Observer (Monrovia), 9 August 2016. Brigadier General Prince C. Johnson III (14 November 2016-6 February 2018)Kwanue, C.Y., 2016, 'Lt. Col. Prince Johnson Named New AFL Deputy Chief of Staff', Liberian Daily Observer (Monrovia), 14 November 2016, accessed 17 November 2016 > Brigadier General Geraldine George (6 February 2018-12 February 2024)

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