Related Research Articles
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) is a statutory office held by the professional head of the Indian Army (IA), the land forces branch of the Indian Armed Forces. Customarily held by a four-star general officer, the COAS is the senior-most operational officer of the IA, tasked with the roles of overseeing the overall functioning of the force during peace and wartime, committing to the preparation and maintenance of the force's operational effectiveness and defending the nation's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
In the United States Armed Forces, a lieutenant general is a three-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka is a retired Sri Lankan army officer. He was the eighteenth Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, and under his command the Sri Lankan Army ended the 26-year Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009, defeating the militant group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; he thereafter briefly served as the Chief of Defence Staff. After retiring from the Army with the rank of General, he entered politics as the common opposition candidate in the 2010 presidential election contesting against President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Lieutenant General Martin Shalli is a former Namibian diplomat and military commander. In 2005, he was appointed as Namibia's High Commissioner to Zambia by President Sam Nujoma, but he was recalled in October 2006 by Nujoma's successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba, and appointed as Chief of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF). He replaced controversial NDF commander Solomon Huwala, and he was replaced as High Commissioner to Zambia by regional councillor Solomon Witbooi.
Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov is an Army General and the current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces. He was appointed to the post in May 2014. He was promoted to the rank of General of the Army in 2019.
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), informally known as Chief Sa'ab, is the chief commander of the Nepalese Army.
Lieutenant General William Sikazwe, is a Zambian military officer who was the Commander of the Zambian Army until August 2021. He replaced Lieutenant General Paul Mihova, who together with his deputy, Major General Jackson Miti, were retired in the "national interest". The Zambian Army is one of the three components of the Zambian Defence Force.
General Dame Sharon Patricia Moffat Nesmith, is a senior British Army officer. She has been Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff since June 2024, having served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff from August 2022 to May 2024. She became the first woman to command a British Army brigade in 2014, the first woman to command a British division-level formation in 2021, the first woman to be promoted to lieutenant general in the British Army in 2022 and the first to be promoted to general in 2024.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the professional head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The position was created by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 28 March 2020, before which the Chief of the General Staff was the commander-in-chief.
Major General Tomas Nopoudjuu Hamunyela is a retired Namibian military officer. His last command was as the commander of the Namibian Army.
Lieutenant General Dennis Sitali Alibuzwi, also Dennis Alibuzwi, is a Zambian military officer who served as the Commander of the Zambian Army from 29 August 2021 to September 12, 2024. He was promoted from the rank of Major General to Lieutenant General, on the day that he was appointed Commander of the Army. He replaced Lieutenant General William Sikazwe, who served in that role between December 2018 and August 2021. The Zambian Army is one of the three components of the Zambian Defence Force.
The Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) is a senior appointment in the Indian Air Force. The DCAS is a PSO at Air Force Headquarters in New Delhi. The office is held by a Three Star Officer in the rank of Air Marshal. The current DCAS is Air Marshal Tejinder Singh who took over from Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit on 1 September 2024.
Lieutenant General Joseph Shimweelao Shikongo is a Namibian police officer currently serving as the Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force. He was appointed by President Hage Geingob on 22 August 2022 and resumed his duty officially on 1 September 2022. Shikongo replaced the retired Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga.
Lieutenant General Oscar Msitu Nyoni is a Zambian military officer and has been force commander of the Zambia Air Force since December 20, 2023.
Lieutenant General Geoffrey Choongo Zyeele is a Zambian military officer who has been force Commander of the Zambian Army since September 12, 2024, replacing Dennis Sitali Alibuzwi.
References
- ↑ Arnold Tutu (September 12, 2024). "ZYEELE is new Zambia Army Commander". Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC). Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ↑ Darius Choonya (September 13, 2024). "ZAMBIA ARMY COMMANDER SITALI ALIBUZWI REPLACED" . Retrieved September 30, 2024.
 | This Zambian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article related to an African military person is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |