Masaneh Kinteh | |
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 Kanteh during Exercise African Endeavor, 5 July 2011 | |
| Chief of the Defence Staff | |
| In office 27 February 2017 – 5 March 2020 | |
| President | Adama Barrow |
| Preceded by | Ousman Badjie |
| Succeeded by | Yankuba Drammeh |
| In office 9 October 2009 – 6 July 2012 | |
| President | Yahya Jammeh |
| Preceded by | Lang Tombong Tamba |
| Succeeded by | Ousman Badjie |
| Military Aide to the President Prime Minister of the Gambia | |
| In office 25 January 2017 – 27 February 2017 | |
| President | Adama Barrow |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1968 Sankwia, Jarra West, the Gambia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  The Gambia |
| Branch/service |  Gambian National Army |
| Years of service | 1991–2012 2017–2020 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Chief of the Defence Staff |
Masaneh Nyuku Kinteh (born 13 August 1968) is a retired Gambian Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff until his removal on 5 March 2020 by President Adama Barrow. He was the Gambian Chief of Mission in Havana, Cuba, from 2012 to 2017, and was previously Chief of the Defence Staff from 2009 to 2012. He was retired with the rank of lieutenant general in 2012, having previously also served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in 2009, and shifted to the Foreign Service. He was reinstated as the Chief of Defence Staff in 2017 but redeployed him to the Foreign Service in 2020, becoming the ambassador to China.