Muhoozi Kainerugaba

Muhoozi Kainerugaba
Muhoozi Kainerugaba
Born	23 April 1974; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Allegiance	Uganda People's Defense Force
Service/branch	Ugandan Land Forces
Years of service	1999 – present
Rank	General
Commands held	Special Forces Command (2008–2017, 2020–2021); Commander UPDF Land forces (2021–2022)
Battles/wars	2008–2009 Garamba offensive
Alma mater	. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst; (Officer Cadet Course); Egyptian Military Academy; (Company Commander's Course); (Battalion Commander's Course); Kalama Armoured Warfare Training School; (Armoured Warfare Course); US Army Command and General Staff College; (Senior Military Command Course); South African National Defence College; (Executive National Security Course);
Relations	Yoweri Museveni (father); Janet Museveni (mother)

Muhoozi Kainerugaba (born 24 April 1974) is a Ugandan general, Son of President Yoweri Museveni and the Leader of the MK Movement, a political pressure group that aims to foresee the political journey of General Muhoozi Kainerugaba to becoming the next President of Uganda. He has been commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC) from 2008 to 2017, and again from December 2020 to 2021, then commander of the land forces of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) from 24 June 2021 to 4 October 2022, when he was removed following tweets claiming to be able to capture Nairobi in less than a week. Both the UPDF and the SFC are accused of using excessive force, as well as abductions; Muhoozi and other senior officials are mentioned in an International Criminal Court complaint. In 2017, Muhoozi was appointed Presidential Adviser, fueling speculations he was being prepared for the presidency. He announced he was running for the office on 15 March 2023, despite his father also indicating he would run for re-election.

On 30 November 2021, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo launched a joint military offensive in Eastern Congo dubbed 'Operation Shujaa', led by Muhoozi. The stated reason is to fight against the Ugandan rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

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