Chief of Defence Forces (Uganda)

Head of the armed forces of Uganda

Chief of the Uganda People's Defence Force

Incumbent
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba

since 22 March 2024

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 Force (UPDF). The CDF is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Ugandan military. The position was established after the National Resistance Army (NRA) was reconstituted as the UPDF, three years after the NRA's victory in the Ugandan Bush War in 1986. The current CDF is General Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

## List of Chiefs

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### Commander of the National Resistance Army

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No. | Portrait  | Commander of the NRA | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| Seguya, AhmmedMajor
Ahmmed Seguya
(?–1983)| 1981| 1983 †| 1–2 years| [1][2]

| Magara, SamLieutenant Colonel
Sam Magara
(?–1984)| 1983| 1984 †| 0–1 years| [3]

| Magara, SamGeneral
Elly Tumwine
(1954–2022)| 1984| 1987| 2–3 years| –

| Saleh, SalimGeneral
Salim Saleh
(born 1960)| 1987| 1989| 1–2 years| –

### Chief of Defence Force

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No. | Portrait  | Chief of Defence Force | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| Muntu, MugishaMajor general
Mugisha Muntu
(born 1958)| 1989| 1998| 8–9 years| –

| Odongo, JejeGeneral
Jeje Odongo
(born 1951)| 1998| 2001| 2–3 years| –

| Kazini, JamesMajor general
James Kazini
(1957–2009)| 2001| 2003| 1–2 years| [4][5]

| Nyakairima, ArondaGeneral
Aronda Nyakairima
(1959–2015)| 2003| 2013| 9–10 years| [6][7]

| Wamala, KatumbaGeneral
Katumba Wamala
(born 1956)| 23 May 2013| 9 January 2017| 3 years, 7 months| [8]

| Muhoozi, DavidGeneral
David Muhoozi
(born 1965)| 9 January 2017| 24 June 2021| 4 years, 5 months| [9]

| Muhoozi, DavidGeneral
Wilson Mbadi
(born 1962)| 24 June 2021| 22 March 2024| 2 years, 8 months| [10]

| Kainerugaba, MuhooziGeneral
Muhoozi Kainerugaba
(born 1974)| 22 March 2024| Incumbent| 1 year, 4 months| [11]

## References

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1. ^ Mucunguzi, Julius (13 March 2002). "Uganda: Government to Help Family of First NRA Commander". AllAfrica. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
2. ^ Makanga, Gook (14 February 2005). "[Ugnet] Wherein lies the truth? Who killed or how did Magara et al die". mail-archive.com. Ugandanet. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
3. ^ Vision Reporter (5 February 2005). "Who was Magara?". New Vision. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
4. ^ Kazini Attained High Office in UPDF Despite Limited Formal Education
5. ^ General Kazini Killed By Girlfriend
6. ^ Musoke, Ronald (24 May 2013). "Gen. Aronda Nyakairima new Internal Affairs Minister as Museveni reshuffles Cabinet". The Independent (Uganda). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
7. ^ Newvision (12 September 2015). "Minister Aronda Nyakairima dies at 56". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
8. ^ Tugume, John (24 May 2013). "General Katumba Wamala To Head The Uganda Army". Daily Monitor. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
9. ^ Bwambale, Taddeo (10 January 2017). "Muhoozi replaces Katumba as army chief". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
10. ^ VINAS (24 June 2021). "Lt Gen Wilson New CDF As Museveni's Son Is Transferred". VINAS Businesses. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
11. ^ "Museveni appoints his son Gen Muhoozi as Chief of Defence Forces". nation.africa. Reuters. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

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Chiefs of defence by country

Chief of Defence

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Somaliland
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

former|

* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* British Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Rhodesia
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Secretariat of National Defense
* Secretariat of the Navy
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* AJA
* IRGC
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
* Imperial Japan
* Mengjiang
* Manchukuo
* South Vietnam

Europe|

* Abkhazia
* Albania
* Armenia
* Artsakh
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Cyprus
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* South Ossetia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Transnistria
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican

former|

* Austria–Hungary
* Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* Prussia
* Imperial Germany
* Nazi Germany
* East Germany
* Ottoman Empire
* Russian Empire
* Republika Srpska
* Republic of Serb Krajina
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Supranational|

* European Union
* NATO

former|

* Warsaw Pact

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