Post: | Chief of Staff |
Body: | the Defence Forces |
Incumbent: | Filipos Woldeyohannes |
Incumbentsince: | 19 March 2014 |
Department: | Ministry of Defence |
Member Of: | Eritrean Defence Forces |
Reports To: | Minister of Defence |
Appointer: | President |
Formation: | 1991 |
The Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defence Forces. The person in this post is the highest-ranking military officer in the EDF and is responsible for maintaining operational control over military structures.
Name | Term of office | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | General Ogbe Abraha | 1991 | February 2000 | 9 years | [1] [2] | |
? | Major general Gerezgheri Andemariam | ? | 6 March 2014 † | ? | [3] | |
? | Major general Filipos Woldeyohannes | 19 March 2014 | Incumbent | [4] |