General Martin Luther Agwai CFR FSS MSS DSS fwc is a retired Nigerian Army general who served as Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Army Staff. He was the 13th Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of the University of Calabar. He gained his commission from Nigerian Defence Academy and rose through the ranks as an officer of the Nigerian Army and in 2006, he was promoted to the rank of Four-Star General. He attended Nigerian Defence Academy, US War College and the National Defense University Washington DC where his honoured on the University;s Hall of Fame. General Agwai was appointed Visiting Professor at the African Leadership Centre in Kings College London in 2015. He is a leading practitioner on the Centre’s Practice of Leadership programme.
During his military service, he held a diplomatic appointment as the Nigerian Defence Adviser covering the Southern Africa sub-region. In 2000, he was appointed Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).
General Agwai has also held the position of Deputy Military Adviser to the UN at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DKPO) in New York. He was appointed Force Commander of the African Union Mission (AMIS) and the Joint Force Commander in the African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
Since leaving active military service, General Agwai has been participating actively in speaking engagements, workshops, conferences and mentorship programmes.