J. E. S. de Graft-Hayford
Ghanaian boxer
- Born
- 1912, United Kingdom
- Died
- 2002, London
- Citizenship
- Ghana
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- welterweight
- Occupation
- boxer, military personnel
John Ebenezer Samuel de Graft-Hayford (1912–2002) was the first Ghanaian to serve as Chief of Air Staff in Ghana. He was also the first indigenous Air Force Commander in Sub-Saharan Africa and briefly served as acting Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in 1962.
He was of Ghanaian, Dutch, and German descent and was born in the United Kingdom in 1912.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.