Abel Shilubane | |
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| Birth name | Abel Shilubane |
| Born | 1952 (age 70–71) |
| Allegiance | South Africa |
| Service/ | South African Army |
| Years of service | 1994–2012 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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| Awards |          |
| Spouse(s) | Felicity Shilubane (m. 2002) |
| Children | 5 |
Lieutenant General Abel Shilubane PS MMB (born 1952), is a retired South African Army general who served as Chief of Defence Intelligence from 2010 to 2012.
He served in the uMkhonto we Sizwe in exile and after the 1994 elections, he served in the SANDF. He was appointed as South Africa's Chief of Defence Intelligence after a short stint in an acting capacity from April 2009. Gen Shilubane was confirmed on the post of CDI in November 2010. [1]
Gen Shilubane retired with pension from the SANDF in 2012 and was posted as an Ambassador to Senegal. [2] He was considered for the role of Ambassador to Angola. [3]
iPhrothiya yeSiliva (Silver Protea) (PS) 
Merit Medal (Bronze) (MMB) 
Operational Medal for Southern Africa 
South Africa Service Medal 
Tshumelo Ikatelaho (General Service Medal) 
Unitas (Unity) Medal 
Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (30 Year Clasp) 
Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years)) 
Service Medal (Bronze) 
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