Chris Ghika

Major General Christopher John Ghika CBE is a senior British Army officer who was the deputy commander of the US-led military coalition against ISIS, the Combined Joined Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, until 2019.

He is currently Major-General commanding the Household Division, based at Horse Guards Parade.

Ghika is the son of Brigadier Prince John Ghika, an Irish Guards officer who traced his royal title back to 1658, when the Ghika dynasty ruled over Moldavia and later Wallachia. The family lost its ruling status in 1859 when the two principalities were merged, but the title and lands remained intact. Chris Ghika does not use the title "prince" publicly, even though this is his birth right.

Ghika was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1993, upon completing the commissioning course at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.After various field and staffroles, hebecame commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards in 2010. He deployed as the head of a battlegroup, as a Lieutenant Colonel, to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He later went on to be Deputy Commander of the 1st (US) Infantry Division in 2014, Head of Personnel Capability in the Army Headquarters in September 2015 and Deputy Commander Strategy and Information of Combined Joined Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve in 2018.

He was appointed Major-General commanding the Household Division on 15 November 2019.