Abraham J. Turner is a retired major general of the United States Army and is the previous executive director for the Department of Employment and Workforce in South Carolina.

[4] After graduating high school he enrolled in the music program at South Carolina State University where he participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps.

[6][7] Turner was Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia.

[6][7] In 2009, General Turner served as the program keynote speaker and presented eighteen-year-old Kambrell H. Garvin with the Millennium Magazine "Celebrating Your Gifts Award".

[6][7] Formerly, Turner was appointed by Nikki Haley to be the Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce in South Carolina.