Oluseyi Petinrin
13th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria (born 1955)
Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin | |
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| Chief of Defence Staff | |
| In office 8 September 2010 – 4 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Dike |
| Succeeded by | Ola Ibrahim |
| Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 20 August 2008 – 8 September 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Dike |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Dikko Umar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-01-19) 19 January 1955 (age 69) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Nigerian Air Force |
| Rank |  Air Chief Marshal |
Oluseyi Petinrin (born 19 January 1955) is a retired air chief marshal in the Nigerian Air Force, who was Chief of the Defence Staff of Nigeria from 2010 to 2012. Prior to his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff, he had held the position of Chief of Air Staff.[1][2]
Early life
Petinrin attended the Federal Government College, Sokoto.[3]
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by P Dike | Chief of the Air Staff 2008 – 2010 | Succeeded by M D Umar |
| Preceded by P Dike | Chief of the Defence Staff 2010 – 2012 | Succeeded by Ola Ibrahim |
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Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) Nigeria
- Alani Akinrinade (1980–1981)
- Gibson Jalo (1981–1983)
- Domkat Bali (1984–1990)
- Sanni Abacha (1990–1993)
- Oladipo Diya (1993–1993)
- Abdulsalami Abubakar (1993–1998)
- Al-Amin Daggash (1998–1999)
- Ibrahim Ogohi (1999–2003)
- Alexander Ogomudia (2003–2006)
- Martin Luther Agwai (2006–2007)
- Owoye Andrew Azazi (2007–2008)
- Paul Dike (2008–2010)
- Oluseyi Petinrin (2010–2012)
- Ola Ibrahim (2012–2014)
- Alex Sabundu Badeh (2014–2015)
- Abayomi Olonisakin (2015–2021)
- Lucky Irabor (2021–2023)
- Christopher Musa (2023–)
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