Lieutenant General Henry Tumukunde | |
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| Born | 28 February 1959[1] |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Military Officer Politician Lawyer |
| Years active | 1981 to present |
Henry Tumukunde is a politician and retired senior military officer of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF).[2] He ran as an independent candidate for president in the 2021 Ugandan general election.
He was the Minister of National Security in the Cabinet of Uganda, appointed to that position on 6 June 2016.[3] On 4 March 2018, he was relieved of his duties in an unexpected cabinet reshuffle.[4]
He is also an advocate of the High Court of Uganda. He has served as the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Director of Planning, Chief of Personnel and Administration, Chief of Military Intelligence as well as serving as the commanding officer of the UPDF Fourth Division, based in Gulu in the Northern Region of Uganda. He has also previously served as the director general of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO). Tumukunde was also a Member of Parliament representing the Army in the Parliament of Uganda between 1995 and 2005.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Profilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kwesiga, Pascal (19 April 2013). "Brigadier Tumukunde To Stay In Army". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Uganda's New Cabinet As At 6 June 2016". Scribd.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ AFP (5 March 2018). "Yoweri Museveni fires police chief, security minister". Daily Nation Quoting Agence France-Presse (AFP). Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Alfred Tumushabe, Perez Rumanzi, and Risdel Kasasira (20 July 2013). "Tumukunde Cries Out On UPDF Ranks". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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