The COAS
Major General LK Gbetanu
Chief of the Army Staff
Chief of the Army Staff Brief
Major General LK Gbetanu
Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu was enlisted into the Ghana Military Academy in 1989 and was commissioned on 16 August 1991 as an Infantry Officer. He has served in various capacities in the Ghana Armed Forces, including Platoon Commander, Intelligence Officer, Adjutant, Instructor, Second-in-Command and Commanding Officer. He is currently the Chief of the Army Staff.
He served as Assistant Director Army Operations and Director of Civilian Staff at Army Headquarters. He also served as Deputy Director General, Department of Defence Industries at General Headquarters and Deputy Commandant at the Ghana Armed Forces Training and Doctrine Command.
Major General Gbetanu has completed all career progression courses commensurate with his rank. These include the Intelligence Officers Course, Young Officers Course, Junior Staff Course, Combat Team Commanders Course, Senior Command and Staff Course and Tactical Operations Staff Course.
He has extensive international peacekeeping experience, having served with ECOWAS and United Nations missions in Liberia, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Abyei.
Academically, he holds qualifications in Public Administration, Defence and International Politics, Defence Management, Conflict and Crisis Management and Peace Operations.
Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu is married and enjoys fitness training and reading.
