Chief of Defence Staff, Major General LEO Irabor Biography
Major-General Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Irabor is a Nigerian army officer. He was appointed the Chief of Defence Staff by President Buhari. Major-General Lucky E.O Irabor was born on October 5th, 1965
Maj Gen LEO Irabor Profile
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Name |
Maj Gen LEO Irabor |
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Real Name |
Maj Gen Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Irabor |
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Date of Birth |
October 5th, 1965 |
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Age |
55 years (2020) |
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State of Origin |
Ika South, Delta State |
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Occupation |
Army Officer |
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Rank |
Major General |
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Religion |
Christianity |
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Net Worth |
Unknown |
Educational Background
Major General Irabor studied Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University
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Irabor attended Ghana Armed Forces Staff College Ghana and the National Defence College Bangladesh.
He holds two Masters Degree from University of Ghana, Accra, and Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka. He is an alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School of Government Executive Programme, USA
Career
Maj. Gen. Irabor was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army after graduating from the Nigerian Defence Academy.
He was a Theatre Commander in the Operation Lafia Doyle in the North Easter part of Nigeria against Boko Haram and the Force Commander Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad Basin Area.
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Prior to his appointment as the Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. Irabor was the Chief of Training and Operations, Defence headquarters.
Maj. Gen. Irabor was the Commander, Training and Doctrine Command of the Nigerian Army, TRADOC, Minna and a member of the RC 34.
As the Chief of Defence, Training and Operations at the Defence, he supervised training and operations in the Armed Forces of Nigeria under the direction of the Chief of Defence Staff.
He served as the Chairman Assembly of First Nations (AFN) on Covid-19.
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In January 2021, Maj. Gen. Irabor was appointed the Chief of Defence Staff by President Buhari.
Personal life
Maj. Gen. Irabor is married with children.
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