Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)

The chief of staff is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Liberia. The chief of staff is appointed by the president of Liberia, who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces according to the Constitution.

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
Incumbent Davidson F. Forleh since 31 January 2025
Armed Forces of Liberia
Type	Chief of staff
Abbreviation	COS – AFL
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Formation	1909
First holder	Major R. Mackay Cadell
Deputy	Vice Chief of Staff
Website	Official website

List of officeholders

Liberia Frontier Force

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
?		Harper, AlexanderMajor General Alexander Harper	1952	1954	1–2 years	–
?		Jackson, AbrahamLieutenant General Abraham Jackson	1954	1956	1–2 years	[1]

Armed Forces of Liberia

Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Ref.
		Took office	Left office	Time in office
Chief of staff
	Lieutenant General Abraham Jackson	1956	1960	3–4 years	[1]
	Lieutenant General George T. Washington (born 1928)	1965	1970	4–5 years	[2]
	Lieutenant General Henry Korboi Johnson	1970	September 1979	8–9 years
	Franklin J. Smith	September 1979	1980
	Brigadier General Edwin Lloyd	?	May 1980	?	[3][1]
Commanding general
	Brigadier General Thomas Quiwonkpa (1955–1985)	May 1980	1983	2–3 years	[3]
	Lieutenant General Henry Dubar	1983	30 June 1990	9–10 years	[4]
	Lieutenant General Charles Julue	30 June 1990	5 July 1990	5 days	[5]
	Lieutenant General Hezekiah Bowen (1943–2010)	1990	1997(?)	6–7 years
Chief of staff
	Lieutenant General Prince C. Johnson II (?–1999)	August 1997	November 1999 †	2 years, 5 months	[6][7]
	Lieutenant General Kpengbai Y. Konah	25 November 1999	February 2006	6 years, 3 months	[7][8]
Command officer-in-charge
	Major General Luka Yusuf (1952–2009)	February 2006	May 2007	1 year, 119 days
	Major General Suraj Abdurrahman (1954–2015)	6 June 2007	11 February 2014	6 years, 250 days	[9]
Chief of staff
	Major General Daniel Dee Ziankhan (born 1971)	11 February 2014	5 February 2018	3 years, 360 days	[10]
	Major General Prince C. Johnson III (born 1976)	5 February 2018	5 February 2024	6 years	[11][12]
	Brigadier General Davidson Fayiah Forleh	25 March 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 136 days	[13]

Deputy chiefs of staff

• Colonel Daniel Moore (-11 February 2013)^[14]
• Colonel Eric Wayma Dennis (11 February 2013-8 August 2016)^[15]
• Brigadier General Prince Charles Johnson III (14 November 2016-6 February 2018)^[16]
• Brigadier General Geraldine George (since 6 February 2018)