Kanteh during Exercise African Endeavor, 5 July 2011
Chief of the Defence Staff
In office 27 February 2017 – 5 March 2020
President
Adama Barrow
Preceded by
Ousman Badjie
Succeeded by
Yankuba Drammeh
In office 9 October 2009 – 6 July 2012
President
Yahya Jammeh
Preceded by
Lang Tombong Tamba
Succeeded by
Ousman Badjie
Military Aide to the President Prime Minister of the Gambia
In office 25 January 2017 – 27 February 2017
President
Adama Barrow
Preceded by
New position
Personal details
Born
(1968-08-13) 13 August 1968 (age 55) Sankwia, Jarra West, the Gambia
Military service
Allegiance
The Gambia
Branch/service
Gambian National Army
Years of service
1991–2012 2017–2020
Rank
Lieutenant General
Commands
Chief of the Defence Staff
Masaneh Nyuku Kinteh (born 13 August 1968) is a retired Gambian Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff until his removal on 5 March 2020 by President Adama Barrow. He was the Gambian Chief of Mission in Havana, Cuba, from 2012 to 2017, and was previously Chief of the Defence Staff from 2009 to 2012. He was retired with the rank of lieutenant general in 2012, having previously also served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in 2009, and shifted to the Foreign Service. He was reinstated as the Chief of Defence Staff in 2017 but redeployed him to the Foreign Service in 2020, becoming the ambassador to China.
Masaneh Nyuku Kinteh (born 13 August 1968) is a retired Gambian Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff until his removal on 5 March 2020...
staffers in February 2017. Badjie was replaced by former chief of staff MasanehKinteh. David Colley, the director of the prison system, was also dismissed...
Gambia, and Lieutenant-General in the Gambian Army, having succeeded MasanehKinteh to the position. He was removed from his position in March 2017. Badjie...
reverse their attempts to introduce "socialism with a human face". Born: MasanehKinteh, Gambian military officer and commander of the Gambian Armed Forces...
Assumed office 5 March 2020 President Adama Barrow Preceded by Lt-Gen. MasanehKinteh Military service Allegiance The Gambia Branch/service Gambian National...
loyalist until his dismissal on 9 October 2009 and was replaced by general MasanehKinteh. He was apparently informed that he would instead be appointed as Gambian...
office Left office Source Chief of the Defence Staff Gambia Armed Forces MasanehKinteh 27 February 2017 5 March 2020 Director State Intelligence Services Ousman...
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The Gambia
Gambian National Army
Lieutenant General