Lieutenant General Thomas Oppong-Peprah who is the current Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces made waves after he was promoted to a 4-star General in the Army.
The promotion is said to be the first in the history of the Ghana Army Forces and the CDS is the first person to be promoted to such rank.
Education
In 2004, General Oppong-Peprah earned a Bachelor of Science in Administration with a Human Resource Management concentration from the University of Ghana.
Additionally, he has a Post-Graduate Certificate in Public Administration, which he earned in 1998 from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
In addition, he received his Master of Arts in International Security and Strategy from King’s College London in 2014.
Also, he graduated from the University of Ghana in 2007 with an Executive Master of Business Administration degree with a Human Resource Management concentration.
Life in the Military
In 1986, Oppong-Peprah joined the Ghanaian military as a member of Regular Career Course 26. He later received a second lieutenant assignment to the Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment.
He has held several important positions during his career, such as Chief of the Defense Staff for the Ghana Armed Forces from 1995 to 1997 and Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of the Army Staff. From 1999 to 2000, he was also the 64 Infantry Regiment’s Operations/Training Officer.
He served as General Officer Commanding the Southern Command of the Ghana Army from February 2017 to January 2019 before being appointed Chief of Staff at General Headquarters. After that, in March 2020, he became the Chief of the Army Staff.
He was later named as the Chief of Defence Staff by President Nana Akufo Addo in 2024.
Family
General Thomas Oppong-Peprah is married with five children.
