Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone)

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the

In 1985, General Joseph Saidu Momoh, the army commander, succeed President Siaka Stevens. It is not clear what exactly Momoh's title was but it seems likely that he was the senior Sierra Leonean military officer and held the predecessor to the CDS's post.

List of chiefs

No.	Picture	Chief of the Defence Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		BlakieBrigadier R. D. Blakie	1962	1964	1–2 years	[4]
2		Lansana, DavidBrigadier David Lansana (1922–1975)	1964	1967	2–3 years	[4]
3		Juxon-Smith, AndrewBrigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith (1931–1996)	1967	1968	0–1 years	[4]
4		Bangura, John AmaduBrigadier John Amadu Bangura (1930–1970)	1968	1971	2–3 years	[4]
5		Momoh, Joseph SaiduMajor General Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937–2003)	1971	28 November 1985	13–14 years	[4]
6		Tarawallie, M.S.Major General M.S. Tarawallie	1985	1992	6–7 years	[4]
7		Gottor, JusuMajor General Jusu Gottor	1992	1994	1–2 years	[4]
8		Conteh, KellieBrigadier Kellie Conteh	1994	1995	0–1 years	[4]
9		Bio, Julius MaadaBrigadier Julius Maada Bio (born 1964)	1995	1996	0–1 years	[4]
10		Turay, JoyBrigadier Joy Turay	1996	1996	0 years	[4]
11		Conteh, HassanBrigadier Hassan Conteh	1996	1997	0–1 years	[4]
12		Khobe, MaxwellBrigadier General Maxwell Mitikishi Khobe (1950–2000)	April 1998	April 2000	2 years	[4]
13		Carew, TomMajor General Tom Carew	April 2000	November 2004	4 years, 7 months	[1]
14		M'boma, EdwardMajor General Edward Sam M'boma	2005	12 September 2008	2–3	[5][2]
15		Nelson-Williams, AlfredMajor General Alfred Nelson-Williams	12 September 2008	August 2010	1 year, 10 months	[6]
16		Koroma, RobertMajor General Robert Yira Koroma (?–2020)	August 2010	3 July 2012	1 year, 11 months	[6]
17		Williams, SamuelLieutenant General Samuel Omar Williams (?–2016)	24 July 2012	April 2016	3 years, 8 months	[4]
18		Milton, JohnLieutenant General John Edson Milton (born 1960)	14 April 2016	29 November 2017	1 year, 229 days	[4]
19		Sesay, BrimaLieutenant General Brima Sesay (born 1965)	29 November 2017	29 June 2020	2 years, 213 days	[7]
20		Sesay, SullayLieutenant General Sullay Ibrahim Sesay	29 June 2020	Incumbent	3 years, 300 days	[3]

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