Chief of Defence Forces (Uganda)

Chief of the Uganda People's Defence Forces
Incumbent
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba
since 22 March 2024
Uganda Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs
Reports toMinister of Defence
AppointerPresident of Uganda
PrecursorCommander of the NRA
Formation1989
First holderMugisha 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.