Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba is grateful to God for adding yet another year in his life to mark 45 years of age today April 24, 2019.
And his aspiration as the President’s senior advisor on special operations is to keep serving his country Uganda like he has done in the last 25 years.
Muhoozi’s message was overwhelmingly welcomed by a sea of Ugandans who Wednesday took to different online platforms from all the nooks of the country to share with him love and gratitude on his “special day.”
The First son, who has executed and served in different capacities in the military is also thankful to his family, friends and his supporters for the steadfast love and encouragement expressed to him on his birthday.
Who is Muhoozi Kainerugaba
Born on April 24, 1974 in Dar Salaam Tanzania, Muhoozi is the first son of President Yoweri Museveni and Janet Museveni,the Minister of Education and Sports.
Currently, he serves as the Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations.
As a child, Muhoozi attended schools in Tanzania, Mount Kenya Academy in Nyeri Kenya and Sweden. After his father became President , he attended Kampala Parents School, King’s College Budo for a while and St. Mary’s College Kisubi.
He was later admitted to Egyptian Military Academy where he took both the company and battalion commanders courses. Upon his return to Uganda from Sandhurst in 2000, Muhoozi was assigned to the Presidential Protection Unit as a second lieutenant. In 2001, he was promoted to the rank of major in the army.
As a major, he became a brigade commander in the Presidential Guard Brigade.
He also attended the Kalama Armoured Warfare Training School, in Kabamba, Mubende District. In 2007 he was admitted to a one-year course at the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, graduating in June 2008. Following that, he successfully completed the Executive National Security Programme at the South African National Defence College.
Following his graduation from Fort Leavenworth in 2008, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and appointed Commander of the Special Forces Group in UPDF. On 16 May 2016 he was promoted to the rank of major general by the President.
Museveni moved Muhoozi to the post of Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations on 10 January 2017.
The General is married to Charlotte Nankunda Kutesa and the couple has three children together.
(Chimpreports and Watchdog)