Anita Asmah

Anita Asmah (born February 1965) is a Ghanaian Major General and lawyer who has served as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force since December 2024.

Early life and education Asmah was born in February 1965. She has six siblings. Her father was a Colonel in the Armed Forces and she attended preparatory school in Burma Camp and at the Armed Forces experimental school. She returned to the university later to obtain a Bachelor of Laws and then obtained a practicing certificate from the Ghana School of Law. She rose through the ranks to take on roles including Director of Education, Deputy Military Secretary, and Course Director at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre. On 11 December 2024, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced Asmah as Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNDOF. She formally took command from Patrick Gauchat on 4 February 2025 in a HOTO Ceremony at Camp Faouar in Syria.

Asmah is an advocate for gender equality and praised the UN's Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy saying, "Only by excelling in our responsibilities can we pave the way for more women to take on command positions and truly transform the landscape of peacekeeping operations."

Personal life Asmah has one daughter.