KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni who also doubles as the Commander in Chief (C-I-C) of the armed forces has promoted a total of 76 UPDF Officers to different ranks in the national army.
Key among the promotions announced by the Defence Ministry on Wednesday is the Deputy Military Intelligence chief, Col Abdul Rugumayo to the rank of Brigadier General.
“Just In: H.E the President and C-in-C of UPDF has promoted 76 UPDF Officers. Among them, D/CMI Col Abdul Rugumayo to Brig Gen. 62 promoted from Captain to Major and 13 from Lieutenant to Captain. MODVA & UPDF congratulate the officers for the well-deserved promotions,” the tweet from the defence ministry’s official account reads.
Below is a full list of promoted officers
Previous UPDF Promotions
Last year, on April 23, Gen. Museveni promoted 40 senior army officers, seven from the rank of Brigadier to Major General and 33 from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier.
On June 15, 2021, five army generals were promoted, one Brigadier was promoted to Major General and four colonels were promoted to Brigadier.
On June 24, the President promoted 24 senior officers to different ranks and offices, including the appointment and promotion of Gen Wilson Mbadi as Chief of Defence Forces and Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as commander Land Forces.
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