Michael Otu

Air Marshal Michael Akuoko Otu (25 October 1925 – 8 October 2006) was a senior commander in the Ghana Air Force who served as Chief of Air Staff and then Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces.

Michael Otu
Born	25 October 1925 Adukrom, Ghana
Died	8 October 2006(2006-10-08) (aged 80)
Allegiance	Ghana
Service / branch	Ghana Army  Ghana Air Force
Years of service	1943 – 1971
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands	Chief of Defence Staff Air Force Commander
Awards	Order of the Star of Ghana
Relations	Beatrice Agyepomaa Otu (wife) Abena, Emma, Kwame, Fiifi and Maama (children)

Honours

• July 2006 - Order of the Star of Ghana^[1]

References

1. "Biography of the late Air Marshall Otu". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-14.

Military offices
Preceded by Air Commodore J.E.S. de Graft-Hayford	Chief of Air Staff 1963 – 1968	Succeeded by Air Commodore N. Y. R. Ashley-Larsen
Preceded by Rear Admiral David Animle Hansen	Chief of Naval Staff 1967 – 1968	Succeeded by Commodore Philemon F. Quaye
Preceded by Lieutenant General J. A. Ankrah	Chief of Defence Staff 1968	Succeeded by Lieutenant General Albert Kwasi Ocran
Preceded by Lieutenant General Albert Kwasi Ocran	Chief of Defence Staff 1969 – 1971	Succeeded by Major General D.K. Addo