| Aronda Nyakairima | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1959 Rukungiri District, Uganda |
| Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Ethnicity | Umukiga |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Basic Officers Course Uganda Military Academy, Jinja, Uganda Strategic Studies Course United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA Senior Military Command Course Egyptian Military Academy, Cairo, Egypt. |
| Occupation | Military Officer |
| Years active | 1981 — present |
| Known for | Military |
| Home town | Rukungiri |
| Religion | Anglican |
General Aronda Nyakairima is a Ugandan Army officer. He is the current Chief of Defense Forces of Uganda, the highest military rank in the Uganda People's Defense Force. He was born in 1959, in Rukungiri District.
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He attended Kitgum High School in Kitgum District. He joined Makerere University in 1978, graduating in 1981, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in political science. He attended the Basic Officers Course in 1989, after the NRA had captured power in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. He later attended a course in Strategic Studies at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, USA. He also has further military qualifications from Egyptian Military Academy in Cairo.[1]
He joined the National Resistance Army in 1982, soon after leaving Makerere. After the NRA captured power, he worked as an intelligence officer in the Ugandan military. He later was appointed Assistant Director in the Directorate of Military Intelligence in the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF). He was then transferred to the Presidential Protection Unit as an Intelligence Officer. From there, he served as the Commanding Officer of the Armored Brigade before his appointment as Commander of the UPDF in 2003. He has represented the UPDF in the Ugandan Parliament since 1996.[2]
In October 2010, General Nyakairima was inducted into the International Hall of Fame at the Lewis and Clark Centre at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States of America, for attaining the highest position in the military of his country. Nyakairima, a 1993 graduate of Fort Leavenworth, was inducted together with General Eui Don Wang of South Korea, a 1986 graduate of the command college, and Major General Richard Rhys Jones of New Zealand, a 1992 graduate.[3]
General Aronda Nyakairima is married. He does not drink or smoke. He is fluent in multiple languages including:
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| Preceded by James Kazini R.I.P. |
Chief of Defense Forces of Uganda 2003 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |