Kenneth Minimah
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Kenneth Minimah | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office January 2014 – July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lt-Gen. A. Ihejirika |
| Succeeded by | Lt-Gen. T.Y. Buratai |
| General Officer Commanding 81 Division, Lagos Garrison Command | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Maj-Gen E. Nwanjuma |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen O.A Umahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1959 |
| Relations | Felly Elimabha Minimah (Spouse) |
| Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy University of Ibadan |
| Awards | Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1979–2015 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Unit | 81 Division |
| Commands | 149 Infantry Battalion |
| Battles/wars | Boko Haram Insurgency War |
Kenneth Minimah, CFR GSS, psc(+), fwc (born 27 July 1959) is a retired Nigerian army lieutenant general who served as Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS).[1][2][3]
Kenneth T. J. Minimah was born on 27 July 1959 in Opobo Kingdom, Rivers State, Nigeria.[4] He attended Township Primary School in Opobo between 1965 and 1971 and Baptist High School for his secondary education from 1972 to 1977. He later attended the College of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.[5] He was admitted into the Nigerian Defence Academy on 3 January 1979 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Corps of Nigerian infantry on 18 December 1981.[6] He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in international studies and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in strategic studies from the University of Ibadan.[7]