Major General

Major General

Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...

 Edwin Kwamina Sam (born August 10, 1940) is a member of the Council of State of Ghana. He is also a former Chief of the Defence Staff

Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)

The Chief of the Defence Staff is the professional head of the Ghana Armed Forces. He is thus responsible for the administration and the operational control and command of the Ghana military. The Ghana Army was formed after World War II out of the Gold Coast Regiment of the Royal West African...

 of the Ghana Armed Forces

Military of Ghana

The Ghana Armed Forces consists of the Army, Navy, and the Air Force. It is supervised by the Ministry of Defence . With around 7,000 personnel serving in the Ghanian military, Ghana has the lowest ratio of active troops per thousand citizens in the world, standing at 0.33. However, the Ghanaian...

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Education

Edwin Sam had his secondary school

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 education at the Achimota School

Achimota School

Achimota School , is an elite and highly selective co-educational secondary school located at Achimota in Accra, Ghana. It was established and commenced operations in 1924 and formally opened in 1927 by Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg -- then governor of the Gold Coast...

between 1955 and 1959.

Career

Sam was a career military officer. He was appointed as the Chief of the Defence Staff briefly between November and December 1979.

Politics

Edwin Sam was appointed onto the Council of State of Ghana due to his position as a former Chief of Defence Staff.