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Muhoozi Kainerugaba

Military · Politician · Close Associate

Muhoozi Kainerugaba is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Muhoozi Kainerugaba · Мухузи Кайнеругаба · موهوزي كاينيروغابا · ムフージ・カイネルガバ				[sources]
Alias	Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba · Muhoozi Kainerugaba Mubigulla · The Avenger				[sources]
Weak alias	Muhoozi				[sources]
Birth date	1974-04-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Dar es Salaam				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Uganda				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6933076				[sources]
Position	Chief of Defence Force (2024-) · Chief of Defense Forces				[sources]
Education	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst · United States Army Command and General Staff College				[sources]
Ethnicity	Ankole				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Ugandan army commander

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Diana Museveni Kamuntu Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Namisi Rodney Kefas Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Chief of Defense Forces	-	-
Chief of Defence Force	2024-03-22	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,936

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,004

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders10,996

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United States · CIA

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,228

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,616

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