The commander of the Botswana Defence Force is the highest-ranking military officer in the Botswana Defence Force and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches.
List of officeholders The former heads of the Botswana Armed Forces were referred to while in office as either general officers commanding or commander of the Botswana Defence Force. Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office 1 Lieutenant generalMompati Merafhe 1977 1989 years 2 Lieutenant generalIan Khama 1989 1998 years 3 Lieutenant generalLouis Matshwenyego Fisher 1998 1 November 2006 years 4 Lieutenant generalTebogo Masire 1 November 2006 1 August 2012 5 Lieutenant generalGaolatlhe Galebotswe 1 August 2012 8 September 2016 6 Lieutenant generalPlacid Diratsagae Segokgo 8 September 2016 3 November 2025
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