David Rubakuba Muhoozi is an Ugandan

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and

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. Since 6 June 2021, he has been serving as the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, replacing Obiga Kania.

Early life & education

David Muhoozi was born on 27 September 1965, in Mbarara District to Mzee Jackson Rubakuba, a retired police officer and Mrs. Edinansi Kyomugyemo Rubakuba in a family of fourteen children. Muhoozi holds the degree of

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(LLB), obtained from

Makerere University Makerere University (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and the oldest currently active university in East Africa. It became an independent national university in ...

, Uganda's largest and oldest public university. He also obtained the

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, from the

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, in

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. His degree of Master of Arts in International Affairs was obtained from an institution yet to be revealed.

Military training

He attended the Uganda Military Academy, back when it was still located in Jinja, for his Officer Cadet course. He then attended the

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course at

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in 1998. He followed that with the Senior Command and Staff College course in

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. Following that, he was admitted to the

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. Over the years, he has also attended the following military courses: (1) A Professional Security Course in

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(2) An Executive Course for Senior African Military Leaders in

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(3) An Internal Crisis Management Course in

(4) An International Peace Support Operations (IPSO) Course at ''Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre'' in

(5) A Defense Management Course in

and (6) A Senior International Defense Course at the

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, California, USA.

Military career

He joined the army in 1985 and was commissioned on April 21, 1989. He then served as Defense Counsel for the General Court Martial. In 1997, he was assigned to the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), as Staff Officer General Duties, serving in that role for the next four years. Over the years, he has served in these positions within the UPDF: (1) Base Commander, Entebbe Air Force Base (2) Chief Of Staff, UPDF Air Force (3) Commander of Air Defense Division - Nakasongola Air Force Base (4) Commander of the Armored Brigade -

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and (5) Brigade Commander, Motorized Infantry Brigade - Nakasongola Chief of Defence Forces 2017 -2021

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Brigadier David Muhoozi Promoted
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muhoozi, David Makerere University alumni People from Mbarara District Living people Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Law Development Centre alumni Uganda Military Academy alumni 1965 births Ugandan generals

Early life & education

Military training

Military career

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