Courage Quashigah

Major Courage Emmanuel Kobla Quashigah (9 September 1947 – 5 January 2010) was a Ghanaian soldier and politician.

He held many prominent positions in the Ghana Armed Forces and was a Minister of State for Agriculture and later Health in the NPP government of John Kufuor between 2001 and 2009.

After serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, he won a Commendation for Efficient and Effective Command.

[5] He was appointed Health Minister after a cabinet reshuffle in 2005 after President Kufuor had been re-elected in the December 2004 presidential election.

[7] He was married to Gertrude Quashigah, the CEO of Ambar Quality Foods Limited and the National Coordinator of the School Feeding Program.

[8] Quashigah traveled to Israel during a short illness for some public engagements and to seek medical attention but died during his trip.