Chief of the Uganda People's Defence Forces | |
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Uganda Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs | |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Appointer | President of Uganda |
Precursor | Commander of the NRA |
Formation | 1989 |
First holder | Mugisha Muntu |
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) is the professional head of the Uganda People's Defence Forces. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Ugandan military. The position was established after the National Resistance Army was reconstituted as the Uganda People's Defence Forces, three years after the NRA's victory in the Ugandan Bush War in 1986. The current CDF is General Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
No. | Portrait | Commander of the NRA | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Ahmmed Seguya (?–1983) | Major1981 | 1983 † | 1–2 years | [1] [2] | |
2 | Sam Magara (?–1984) | Lieutenant Colonel1983 | 1984 † | 0–1 years | [3] | |
3 | Elly Tumwine (1954–2022) | General1984 | 1987 | 2–3 years | – | |
4 | Salim Saleh (born 1960) | General1987 | 1989 | 1–2 years | – |
No. | Portrait | Chief of Defence Force | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Mugisha Muntu (born 1958) | Major general1989 | 1998 | 8–9 years | – | |
2 | Jeje Odongo (born 1951) | General1998 | 2001 | 2–3 years | – | |
3 | James Kazini (1957–2009) | Major general2001 | 2003 | 1–2 years | [4] [5] | |
4 | Aronda Nyakairima (1959–2015) | General2003 | 2013 | 9–10 years | [6] [7] | |
5 | Katumba Wamala (born 1956) | General23 May 2013 | 9 January 2017 | 3 years, 7 months | [8] | |
5 | David Muhoozi (born 1965) | General9 January 2017 | 24 June 2021 | 4 years, 5 months | [9] | |
6 | Wilson Mbadi (born 1962) | Lieutenant general24 June 2021 | 22 March 2024 | 2 years, 8 months | [10] | |
7 | Muhoozi Kainerugaba (born 1974) | Lieutenant general22 March 2024 | Incumbent | 0 months | [11] |
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