President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Colonel Isaac Amponsah as his new Aide-De-Camp (ADC).
Col. Isaac Amponsah replaces Major-General Bismark Onuonah who has been assigned to the Army Headquarters as Commandant of the Training and Doctrine Command at the Ghana Armed Forces.
Major-General Onuonah was the ADC for six years (from January 2017 to January 2023) until his promotion to the rank of Major-General.
The new ADC, Colonel Isaac Amponsah until his new appointment, was an instructor at the Military Training Academy.
Colonel Amponsah has served in several capacities in the Armed Forces. He also served at the Defence Intelligence Unit of the Armed Forces.
In the area of peacekeeping, Colonel Amponsah has worked as a Military Liaison Officer at the United Nations Secretariat, in New York, also Planning Officer at United Nations Secretariat, in New York.
Academic qualification
Colonel Amponsah in terms of civil qualifications holds a Master of Arts in International Affairs from the University of Ghana (LECIAD) and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Geography, and Sociology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.
By way of Military courses and qualifications, Colonel Amponsah holds a Master of Arts in Strategic Security Studies (Distinction) from the College of International Security Affairs, National Defence University, Washington DC, USA.
From the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, he obtained a certificate in Joint Campaign Planning and Integrated Peace Support Operations (IPSO) Course.
He also has a certificate in Conflict and Crisis Management and in Defence Management from the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) and from Cranfield University.
Colonel Amponsah is a polyglot. He speaks English, French and Akan fluently and his hobbies are Gym, swimming, reading and listening to music and World News.
Born in Kumasi, Colonel Amponsah is married with two children.