Geoffrey Tumusiime
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Geoffrey Katsigazi Tumusiime, is a Ugandan military officer and diplomat, who serves as the Inspector General of Police of Uganda, since 4 March 2024. He is a Major General in the UPDF and immediately prior to his current assignment, he served as the Deputy Commander of the UPDF Air Force. Previously, he served as the Defence Liaison Officer at the headquarters of the East African Community, in Arusha, Tanzania.{{cite web|title=UPDF Air Force gets new deputy commander |access-date=27 January 2020 | url=https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2020/01/updf-air-force-gets-new-deputy-commander.html |date=25 January 2020 |
publisher=PML Daily| author=Javira Ssebwami |place=Kampala}}
Military career
Major General Geoffrey Katsigazi Tumusiime served in the past as Commander of the UPDF Motorized Infantry Brigade and as the Acting Chief of Staff of the UPDF Land Forces, among other appointments.{{cite web|date=25 January 2020 |author=The Edge | url=https://edge.ug/2020/01/25/deputy-airforce-commander-gen-katsigazi-takes-office/ |title=Deputy airforce commander Gen Katsigazi takes office |publisher=The Edge Uganda |access-date=27 January 2020 |location=Kampala}}{{cite web| url=https://www.defenceiq.com/events-internationalarmouredvehicles/speakers/brigadier-godfrey-tumusiime-katsigazi |title=Brigadier Geoffrey Tumusiime Katsigazi: Chief of Staff, Land Forces, Uganda People's Defence Forces | publisher=IQPC Limited |author=Defence IQ |access-date=27 January 2020 |place=London}}
In January 2020, he took over as deputy commander of the UPDF Air Force, replacing Major General Gavas Mugyenyi, who was appointed Uganda's military attache to India. On 28 March 2020, he was promoted from the rank of Brigadier to that of Major General.{{cite web|date=28 March 2020 |author=Javira Ssebwami |
url=https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2020/03/breaking-museveni-promotes-intelligence-chief-brig-kandiho11-others-to-major-general.html |title=Museveni promotes intelligence chief Brigadier Kandiho, 11 others to Major General |access-date=29 March 2020 |publisher=PML Daily |place=Kampala}}
See also
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External links
- [http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4880:clarification-on-army-ranks-story Partial List of Senior UPDF Commanders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107062612/https://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4880:clarification-on-army-ranks-story |date=7 November 2023 }}
- [https://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Who-is-who--List-of-UPDF-top-brass-and-what-they-do/691232-2536060-d2qq7g/index.html Who is who? List of UPDF top brass and what they do] As of 27 November 2014.
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