Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone)
List of Chiefs

Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone)

Section Title: List of Chiefs
Table Section Text: None

№	Chief of the Defense Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref

1	Blakie	Brigadier Blakie	1957	1962	4–5 years

2	David Lansana	Brigadier David Lansana	1962	1967	4–5 years

3	Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith	Brigadier Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith	1967	1968	0–1 years

4	John Amadu Bangura	Brigadier John Amadu Bangura	1968	1971	2–3 years

5	Joseph Saidu Momoh	Major General Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937–2003)	1971	28 November 1985	13–14 years

6	M.S. Tarawallie	Major General M.S. Tarawallie	1985	1992	6–7 years

7	Jusu Gottor	Major General Jusu Gottor	1992	1994	1–2 years

8	Kellie Conteh	Brigadier Kellie Conteh	1994	1995	0–1 years

9	Julius Maada Bio	Brigadier Julius Maada Bio	1995	1996	0–1 years

10	Joy Turay	Brigadier Joy Turay	1996	1996	0 years

11	Hassan Conteh	Brigadier Hassan Conteh	1996	1997	0–1 years

12	Maxwell Mitikishi Khobe	Brigadier Maxwell Mitikishi Khobe	1997	?	.

13	Tom Carew	Brigadier general Tom Carew	April 2000	November 2003	3 years, 7 months

14	Edward Sam M’boma	Major general Edward Sam M’boma	?	12 September 2008	.

15	Alfred Nelson-Williams	Major general Alfred Nelson-Williams	12 September 2008	August 2010	1 year, 10 months

16	Robert Yira Koroma	Major general Robert Yira Koroma	August 2010	2012	1–2 years

17	Samuel Omar Williams	Lieutenant general Samuel Omar Williams	2012	2016	3–4 years

18	John Edson Milton	Lieutenant general John Edson Milton	2016	29 November 2017	0–1 years

19	Brima Sesay	Major general Brima Sesay (born 1965)	29 November 2017	Incumbent	1 year, 111 days

Sentence(s)

Brigadier-General Tom Carew was Chief of Defence Staff from April 2000 to November 2003.

final_sentence: Brigadier-General Tom Carew was Chief of Defence Staff from April 2000 to November 2003.