A former Minister of Defence and distinguished Army Commander of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Smith, affectionately known as JH Smith, has been confirmed dead.
Sources from the family have indicated that he succumbed to a brief illness on the morning of Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
Ambassador Victor Smith, the younger brother of the late Lt Gen JH Smith, shared the solemn news of his passing.
According to a report from 3news.com, details of funeral arrangements, following Muslim traditions, will be announced in due course.
Beyond his remarkable military career, the 78-year-old served as the Minister of Defence during the tenure of the late President John Evans Atta Mills from 2009 to 2013.
He also held the esteemed position of Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States under the administration of former President John Dramani Mahama.
