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Former Chief of Defence Staff of Ghana (1936–2021)

Lieutenant General
Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu
Born1936
Yendi, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Died1 February 2021 (aged 84–85)
37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Allegiance Ghana
Service / branchGhana Army
CommandsChief of the Defence Staff
Other workNational Security Co-ordinator
Chairman, Narcotics Control Board
High Commissioner to Nigeria

Lieutenant General Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu (1936 – 1 February 2021) was a Ghanaian soldier, politician and diplomat. He has been the Chief of Defence Staff and also member of the Supreme Military Council government. Prior to heading the military and being in government, he was the Ghanaian High Commissioner to Zambia. He was appointed National Security Advisor to the Kufuor government in 2001. He was the chairman of the Narcotics Control Board of Ghana and on various boards of the Bank of Ghana. In 2005, he was Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria.

Hamidu had been accused in some circles of being implicated in the killing of the King of Dagbon, the late Yaa-Naa, Yakubu II in March 2002. The Wuaku Commission which investigated the circumstances leading to the tragedy cleared him of any wrongdoing. He died on 1 February 2021 at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.

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Military offices
Preceded byMajor General Robert Kotei Chief of the Defence Staff
1978 – 1979 		Succeeded byColonel E. D. F. Prah
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by? High Commissioner of Ghana to Zambia
? – 1978 		Succeeded by?
Preceded byJames Yalley Assuah Kwofie High Commissioner of Ghana to Nigeria
August 2003 – 2005 		Succeeded byGeorge Kumi
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