Katumba Wamala

General Edward Katumba Wamala
Born	(1956-11-19) 19 November 1956 (age 67) Kalangala District, British Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Citizenship	Uganda
Alma mater	Nkumba University (Bachelor of Arts in international relations & diplomacy) Uganda Military Academy (Basic Officers Course) Tanzania Military Academy (Junior Staff College) Nigerian Command and Staff College (Senior Staff College) US Army Command and General Staff College (Strategic studies course)
Occupation	Military officer/Politician
Years active	since 1980
Known for	Military, Politician
Title	Minister for Works and Transport

Edward Katumba Wamala (born 19 November 1956), more commonly known as Katumba Wamala, is a Ugandan general who has served as Minister of Works and Transport in the Ugandan cabinet, since 14 December 2019.^[1]

Before that, from 17 January 2017 until 14 December 2019, he served as Minister of State for Works in the Ugandan cabinet.^[2] He previously served as the chief of defense forces of Uganda, the highest military rank in the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF), from 2013 until 2017. He was the commander of land forces in the UPDF from 2005 to 2013. He also served as the inspector general of police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force (UPF), the highest rank in that branch of Uganda's government, from 2001 until 2005. Wamala was the first active UPDF soldier to serve as the head of the UPF. On June 1, 2021, Katumba survived an assassination attempt in Kisaasi, a Kampala suburb when gunmen attacked and wounded the General, killing his daughter and driver, leaving him with gunshot wounds on both shoulders.^[3]