| Kenneth Minimah | |
| Honorific Prefix: | Lieutenant general |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Opobo, Eastern Region, British Nigeria (now in Rivers State, Nigeria) |
| Office1: | Chief of Army Staff |
| Term Start1: | January 2014 |
| Term End1: | July 2015 |
| Predecessor1: | Lt-Gen. A. Ihejirika |
| Successor1: | Lt-Gen. T.Y. Buratai |
| Office2: | General Officer Commanding 81 Division, Lagos Garrison Command |
| Term Start2: | 2010 |
| Term End2: | 2013 |
| Predecessor2: | Maj-Gen E. Nwanjuma |
| Successor2: | Maj-Gen O.A Umahi |
| Allegiance: |  Nigeria |
| Branch: | Nigerian Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1977–2015 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant general |
| Commands: | 149 Infantry Battalion |
| Unit: | 81 Division |
| Battles: | Boko Haram Insurgency War |
| Awards: | Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR |
| Relations: | Felly Elimabha Minimah (Spouse) |
| Alma Mater: | Nigerian Defence Academy University of Ibadan |
Kenneth Minimah, (born 27 July 1959) is a retired Nigerian army lieutenant general who served as Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS).[1] [2] [3]
Kenneth T. J. Minimah was born on 27 July 1959 in Opobo Kingdom, Rivers State, Nigeria.[4] He attended Township Primary School in Opobo between 1965 and 1971 and Baptist High School for his secondary education from 1972 to 1977. He later attended the College of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.[5] He was admitted into the Nigerian Defence Academy on 3 January 1979 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Corps of Nigerian infantry on 18 December 1981.[6] He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in international studies and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in strategic studies from the University of Ibadan.[7]
He served at different levels in the Nigerian Army before he was appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS).[8] [9] He served as the General Officer Commanding 81 Division, Commanding Officer of the 149 Infantry Battalion, Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Battalion 2, Commandant Officer of the Nigerian Army School of Infantry and as the Director of Standards and Combat Readiness.[10] [11]
He has been the recipient of several medals. He has received the Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR,[12] as well as several designations from the Nigerian Army, including the Meritorious Service Star (MSS), Forces Service Star (FSS), Passed Staff College Dagger (psc(+)), and the Distinguished Service Star (DSS).