| Biague Na Ntan | |
| Office: | Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People |
| Term Start: | 2014 |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1950 (53 years old) |
| Birth Place: | Bambadinca, Bafatá Region, Guinea-Bissau |
| Alma Mater: | Odesa Military Academy |
| Branch: | Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People |
Biague Na Ntan is a Guinea-Bissauan general. He is the current the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People of Guinea-Bissau.[1]
An ethnic Balanta,[2] He was born in Bissau to Clusse Na N'Tan and Insanhe Na Camine, and joined the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People, the armed wing of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, on July 20, 1963. He attended prestigious institutions such as the Tactical-Operational Command Course in the Republic of Cuba, the Odesa Higher Military Joint Command School in the what is now Odesa, Ukraine, and the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow.
aN'Tan served as Coordinator of the Assurance Team and member of the Commission for Money Exchange, facilitating Guinea-Bissau's integration into the West African Monetary Zone under the Central Bank of West African States from 1997 to 1998. He later assumed leadership positions within the Fiscal Guard, including Deputy Head of the Operations Department, Head of the Fiscal Guard Operations Department, and Chief of Staff of the Fiscal Guard.
Na N'Tan's influence expanded as he rose to the position of General Commander of the Fiscal Guard (Tax Action Brigade) at the General Directorate of Customs from 2006 to 2012. Following this, he served as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army until 2014. Na N'Tan played pivotal roles in ensuring smooth transitions within the government, serving as Coordinator of the Central Commission for Revenue Collection in the Public Treasury and Head of the Military House of the Presidency of the Republic.
Since 2014, Na N'Tan has held the position of Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.[3]