COMMANDANT

Brig Gen Fred Ntiri ()

Brig Gen Fred Ntiri was a Senior Directing Staff at the National College of Defence Studies (NCDS). Before moving to the NCDS, he was the Deputy Commandant of the Ghana Military Academy, where he previously served as the Deputy Commander and the Chief Coordinator for various periods. He has also previously served as the Director responsible for Land Operations at the Joint Operations Department of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) General Headquarters. He held several appointments at the Department of Defence Intelligence from 2001 to 2012 and moved on to become the Commanding Officer of 1 Infantry Battalion at Michel Camp, Tema. Brig Gen Ntiri is a graduate of the US Army War College (2021), US Command and General Staff College (2007), Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (2005), Junior Staff College, Jaji-Kaduna (2003), Intelligence Officers’ Advance Course, Ft Huachuca-Arizona (2002) among other career courses. He holds a Master of Arts in Peace, Security and Intelligence, Masters in Strategic Studies, Masters in Military Art and Science (Strategy) and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics. Peacekeeping experiences include a fourteen-month tour with ECOMOG in Liberia, two six-month tours with UNIFIL, one tour with UNAMSIL, one-year tour each with UNOMIG and UNMISS, and two tours with UNOCI. Additionally, he commanded two different Ghana peacekeeping battalions to La Cote d’Ivoire and DR Congo in 2011 and 2014 respectively. He is married with two sons and a daughter and enjoys playing basketball, volleyball and handball. He is a strong advocate for the importance of intelligence in supporting decision making at all levels.