Ali Fadhul

Ali Fadhul
Ali Fadhul as brigadier
Uganda Army Chief of Staff
In office
March 1979 – April 1979
PresidentIdi Amin
Preceded byYusuf Gowon
Succeeded byDe jure none; de facto David Oyite-Ojok as UNLA chief of staff
Minister for Provincial Administration
In office
c. 1974–1979
PresidentIdi Amin
Governor of Northern Province
PresidentIdi Amin
Personal details
Bornc. 1940 (1940)
British Uganda
Died2 November 2021 (aged 81)
Nsambya, Uganda
Spouse10
Children49
Military service
Allegiance Uganda
Branch/serviceKing's African Rifles
Uganda Army (UA)
Years of service1953–1979
RankBrigadier
Battles/wars

Ali Fadhul (c. 1940 – 2 November 2021) was a Ugandan military officer and convicted criminal who served as governor, minister and army chief of staff during the dictatorship of President Idi Amin. In course of his career, he also commanded the Simba Battalion of the Uganda Army (UA). He was one of Amin's last loyal followers during the Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978–1979. Following the conflict, Fadhul was arrested by the new Ugandan government, and convicted of murder. Sentenced to death, he spent 22 years in prison until he was pardoned by President Yoweri Museveni in 2009.