Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Nathan Mugisha is a

military officer An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent context ...

in Uganda People's Defence Force. He is the current Deputy Ambassador of Uganda to

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

. He was appointed to that position in June 2011. Prior to that, he served as the Commander of the

African Union Mission to Somalia The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, imple ...

(AMISOM), June 2009 until June 2011, being the third military officer to serve in that capacity. Before taking the command of

AMISOM The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implem ...

he was commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College, at Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja.

AMISOM

Major General Nathan Mugisha replaced Major General Francis Okello as commander of

on 7 July 2009. Under General Nathan Mugisha's command,

repelled the "Ramadan Offensive" launched by al-Shabaab during August 2010. In February and March 2011 AMISOM made significant progress in

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...

during the "Anti-insurgence offensive" and controlled approximately 50% of the city after that offensive.

Background

He was born in

Western Uganda The Western Region of Uganda is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the Western region's population was . Districts As of 2010, the Western Region contained 26 districts: Geography The Western Region ...

. He attended Ugandan schools prior to joining the

Military of Uganda The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated the UPDF had a total strength of 40,000–4 ...

Career

In June 2005, at the rank of

colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

, he was the commanding officer of the 4th Division of the Uganda People's Defence Force, based in the Northern Ugandan city of Gulu. He later was appointed commandant of Uganda Senior Command and Staff College, before he was appointed Commander of

Succession table as commander of AMISOM

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