Albert Don-Chebe is a Ghanaian lawyer, retired soldier, and public servant. He was the Director General of the

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from 2013 to 2016.

Education

Don-Chebe had his secondary education at St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast, and Tamale Senior High School for his Ordinary Level (O-Level) Certificate and his Advanced Level Certificate (A-Level) respectively. He continued at the

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where he obtained his bachelor's degree, and the

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where he was awarded his master's degree in English. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Affairs from the

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, and a Barrister-at-law certificate from the

Ghana School of Law The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is an educational institution in Ghana for training lawyers. The school is the only one that provides training for law graduates in the Barrister at Law program. The Professional Law Course is designed for Law Gradu ...

. He was called to the

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in 2003.

Career

Don-Chebe worked as a lecturer in the English language at the

. For 15 years, he had worked at the Directorate of Public Relations of the

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. Prior to his voluntary retirement from the Ghana Armed Forces in 1999, he had been involved in five peace-keeping operations under the supervision of the United Nations. He began as a Lieutenant and retired as a Major. Following his retirement from the Ghana Armed Forces, he joined the Ghana Breweries Limited as the Corporate Affairs Manager. In 2005, he was employed by the Ministry of Public Sector Reforms as a Communications Consultant. He was later appointed Head of Corporate Communication and Customer Care at Ghana Telecom (which later became

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). Don-Chebe gained employment at the Millennium Development Authority in 2009 as the Director of Community and Public Outreach. Prior to his appointment as the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, he was the Director of Corporate Planning and Communication at the Export Development and Agricultural Investment Fund (EDAIF). He is a member of the Institute of Public Relations and once served as its president. Don-Chebe was appointed Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation on 14 May 2013 by the National Media Commission. His three-year contract ended on 16 May 2016. He however proceeded on his accumulated leave in February 2016, and refused to return to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation due to worker agitations at the corporation. He was succeeded by Kwame Akuffo Annof-Ntow. While serving as Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, he was elected president of the

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. He is the chairman of the Northern Development Forum.

Personal life

Don-Chebe is married with children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Don-Chebe, Albert Ghanaian mass media people Ghanaian soldiers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) University of Ghana alumni Ghana School of Law alumni St. Augustine's College (Cape Coast) alumni Tamale Senior High School alumni Alumni of the University of Manchester