Major General Nathan Mugisha is a military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force. He is the current deputy ambassador of Uganda to Somalia. He was appointed to that position in June 2011. Prior to that, he served as the commander of the African Union Mission to Somalia from June 2009 to June 2011, being the third military officer to serve in that capacity. Previously, he was commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College in Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja.
Background Mugisha was born in Western Uganda. He attended Ugandan schools prior to joining the Ugandan military.
Career In June 2005, at the rank of colonel, Mugisha 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 the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College.
Mugisha replaced Major General Francis Okello as commander of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) on 7 July 2009. Under Mugisha's command, AMISOM repelled the "Ramadan Offensive" launched by al-Shabaab during August 2010. In February and March 2011, AMISOM made significant progress in Mogadishu during the anti-insurgence offensive, and controlled approximately 50% of the city after that offensive.
Succession table as commander of AMISOM
See also
Military of Uganda
References
External links Mogadishu Machinations: Is The Famine An Opportunity? Returned Exiles Offer Somalia Its Last Chance