Aubrey Sedibe

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Aubrey Phegelelo Sedibe

DMG MMS MMB OStJ MBChB
Born1957 (age 6566)
Alexandra Township, Gauteng, South Africa
AllegianceFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Service/branch South African Military Health Service
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held
  • Surgeon General
  • GOC 1 Military Hospital
Awards Ribbon - Decoration for Merit in Gold.png Ribbon - Merit Medal in Silver.png Ribbon - Merit Medal in Bronze.png Ribbon - Operational Medal for Southern Africa.png Ribbon - South Africa Service Medal.png Ribbon - Unitas Medal.gif NOT-AVAILABLE-RIBBON.svg Ribbon - Medalje vir Troue Diens.gif Ribbon - Good Service Medal, Silver.gif Ribbon - Service Medal in Bronze.png Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg

Lieutenant General [1] Aubrey Phegelelo Sedibe DMG MMS MMB OStJ MBChB is a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he served in uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, during the liberation struggle against the South African government in the 1980s, and transferred to the South African National Defence Force when MK was integrated to form it in 1994.

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Early life

He was born in Alexandra Township in 1957. [2]

Military career

After the uprising of 1976, he was decided to join the MK in exile. He completed his military training from 1977 to 1979 in Mozambique, Angola and the Soviet Union.

He was sent to Germany for medical studies, completing his Bachelor in Medicine (MBChB) and internship in 1993. He returned to South Africa in 1994 to join the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS).

Before taking over as Surgeon General on 1 April 2013 [1] he was the Chief Director Military Health Force Preparation [3]

Awards and decorations

Medical Doctor
(Qualification)
SANDF SAMHS Medical Doctor chest insignia.jpg
Chest Insignia
Gilt and Enamel

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References

  1. 1 2 "MHS Bio" . Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. "MAJ GEN AUBREY SEDIBE, THE CHIEF DIRECTOR MILITARY HEALTH FORCE PREPARATION" (PDF). Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  3. "New Chief of Corporate Staff Services for SANDF". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the South African Military Health Service
2013–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Brig Gen Lindile Yam
Director Physical Training Sports & Recreation
2005–2010
Succeeded by
Brig Gen Gordon Yekelo
Preceded by
Brig Gen Andre Lötter
GOC 1 Military Hospital
2001–2005
Succeeded by
Zola Dabula