Lieutenant Colonel George Minyila | |
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| Ghana ambassador to Burkina Faso (with oversight in Mali) | |
| In office 1 November 2001 – 2006 | |
| President | John Kufuor |
| Preceded by | Baffour Assasie-Gyimah[1] |
| Succeeded by | Mogtari Sahanun[2] |
| Commissioner for Local Government | |
| In office 31 May 1976 – 31 July 1976 | |
| President | Colonel I. K. Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Lt. Col. B. K. Ahlijah |
| Succeeded by | Major E. Yirimambo[3] |
| Commissioner for Industries | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| President | Colonel I. K. Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Paul Kwame Nkegbe |
| Succeeded by | Lt. Col. B. K. Ahlijah |
| Eastern Regional Commissioner | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| President | Colonel I. K. Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Colonel Emmanuel Obeng Nyante |
| Succeeded by | Colonel Kweku Adade Takyi |
| Upper Regional Commissioner | |
| In office 28 January 1972 – 1 January 1973 | |
| President | Colonel I. K. Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Salifu Imoro |
| Succeeded by | W. C. O. Acquaye-Nortey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1934 |
| Died | 2016 (aged 81–82) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Education | Tamale Senior High School |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ghana Armed Forces |
| Branch/service | Ghana Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Colonel George Minyila (7 July 1938 – 2016) was a Ghanaian military officer, diplomat and politician who served in various capacities in the National Redemption Council and Supreme Military Council (Ghana) governments as well as the military during his lifetime. He is best remembered for his reforms in the Eastern Region of Ghana, where he was assigned under the policy of former Head of State Ignatius Kutu Acheampong to deploy Ministers to regions they did not hail from.[4]