VICE ADMIRAL SETH AMOAMA
Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, the Chief of the
Defence Staff, was enlisted into the Ghana
Armed Forces as a Naval Cadet in 1981 and had his initial training at
the Ghana Military
Academy (GMA). While at
GMA, he was sent to the Pakistan Naval Academy on 1 August 1982, to
continue with his
training and was commissioned
into the Executive Branch of the Ghana Navy in December 1984.
He was a
proud winner of
the
sword of honour on graduation
in Pakistan.
Vice Admiral Amoama’s military training and qualifications
include; International
Sub-Lieutenant Course at Britannia
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, UK.
He attended the Ghana Armed
Forces
Command and Staff
Courses both Junior and
Senior Divisions at Teshie, Accra and was the best all round graduate on
both courses.
He was a member of the Naval Staff Course, Class 53 at US Naval War
College, Newport Rhode Island graduating with distinction. He graduated
from
the Nigerian Defence College in August 2013 as the best all round
graduate.
The Chief of the Defence Staff is an alumnus of the Galilee Institute of Management in Israel and holds a Master of Science Degree in Strategic Studies from the Political Science Department of University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
He has held numerous appointments in the Ghana Armed Forces both afloat and ashore. He was the Watch Keeping Officer onboard GHANA NAVY SHIPS SEBO, ACHIMOTA and YOGAGA at different times in his career. He also served as Commanding Officer onboard GHANA NAVY SHIPS DZATA (Oct 91 – Feb 94) and ACHIMOTA (Jul 08 – Mar 09).
Between Mar 02 and Mar 03, the Chief of the Defence Staff served as Directing Staff at the Junior and later Senior Division of the Ghana Armed Forces Command & Staff College. He was later seconded to the United Nations Headquarters as Military Planning Officer at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations from February 2005 to May 2008. Admiral Amoama was the Director of Administration at the Naval Headquarters (1 Apr 09 – 31 Jul 13), Military Assistant to the Chief of the Defence Staff (1 Aug 13 – 31 Jul 14) and later the Chief Staff Officer at the Naval Headquarters (1 August 14 – 28 February 16). He also served as the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command from 1 Mar 16 to Jun 16. Until his appointment as the Chief of the Naval Staff, he was the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command & Staff College from 1 July 2016 to 3 January 2019.
Admiral Amoama has some peacekeeping experience, having served as UN Military Observer in Rwanda (1995-1996), UN Liaison Officer in Lebanon (1997-1998), and UN Staff Officer in Sierra Leone (2001-2002). He is married to Victoria with three children. He likes music and flowers.
