Who is Gen David Rubakuba Muhoozi? Flash Uganda Media looks at his biography, age, wife, family, tribe, relationship with Mrs Edinansi Kyomugyemo Rubakuba, Mzee Jackson Rubakuba, Stella Alibatesa Muhoozi, Chief of Defense Forces (CDF), early life and education of the current Minister of State for Internal Affairs in Uganda.
General David Rubakuba Muhoozi is a Ugandan lawyer and military officer.
He is currently the Minister of State for Internal Affairs having been appointed to the position and succeeding Obiga Kania on June 6, 2021.
Gen. Muhoozi was also elected to serve as the representative for UPDF in the current 11th Ugandan parliament.
Early Life and Family
David Muhoozi was born in Mbarara District on September 27, 1965, in a family of fourteen children.
He was born to Mrs Edinansi Kyomugyemo Rubakuba (mother), and, Mzee Jackson Rubakuba (father), a former police officer.
He is a Munyakole by tribe and grew up in a Christian family.
David Muhoozi is married to Stella Alibatesa Muhoozi, and the couple has four children together.
Education Background
For his O’Level education, David Muhoozi attended Masaka Secondary School and then Mbarara Secondary School.
He then enrolled at Kigezi College Butobere to complete his A-level studies.
Muhoozi enrolled at Makerere University, where he earned his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.
He was also granted a diploma in legal practice by the Law Development Center located in Kampala, Uganda.
Muhoozi also holds a Master’s degree from the University of Ghana, Legon in International Affairs and King’s College London in arts (international studies).
He took his Officer Cadet course at the Uganda Military Academy when it was still in Jinja from 1988 to 1989.
Following his completion of the officer cadet course, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1989.
Education background summary
| Years | Institution | Status /Award |
| Masaka and Mbarara Secondary School | UCE | |
| Kigezi College Butobere | UACE | |
| Makerere University | Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree | |
| Law Development Center | Diploma in Legal Practice | |
| University of Ghana, Legon | Master’s degree in international affairs | |
| King’s College London | Master’s degree in arts (international studies) | |
| 1988 – 1989 | Uganda Military Academy | Officer Cadet course |
Other academic accomplishments
Throughout the years, he has also completed the following military courses and trainings:
The Company Commander’s Course at the Monduli Military Academy in Tanzania in 1998, the Senior Command and Staff College in Ghana in 2004–2005, the National Defense College at the Royal College of Defence Studies in the UK in 2007, and the Junior Command and Staff College in Jinja in 1992.
David Mukoozi has also taken part in the following military courses in Ghana: Defense Management, International Peace Support Operations (IPSO) at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center, and Internal Crisis Management.
He took part in professional security training in Israel, an executive course for top African military officials in Beijing, China, and a top International Defense training at the Naval Postgraduate School in California, USA.
Career and Professional Work Experience
Gen. David Muhoozi enlisted in the military in 1985, and on April 21, 1989, he was promoted.
He worked as the Defence Attorney at the General Court Martial, a military court located in the Makindye military barracks, from 1996 to 1997.
In 1997, he was given the Staff Officer General Duties position at the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), where he spent the following four years.
Gen. David Muhoozi also held the positions of Motorized Infantry Brigade Commander from 2006 to 2007, Chief of Staff of the Air Force in 2008, Armored Brigade Commander from 2008 to 2011, and Commander of the Air Defence Division from 2011 to 2013.
From 2013 to 2017, Gen. Muhoozi was the UPDF’s Commander of the Land Forces (CLF).
On 9, January 2017, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala was appointed as the State Minister for Works and his position as the Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) was handed over to David Muhoozi, who had been promoted from Major General to General at a younger age.
His Excellence Museveni appointed Gen. David Muhoozi to the position of State Minister of Internal Affairs in 2021 removing him from his previous position of Chief of Defense Forces.
Work experience background summary
| Years | Institution | Position |
| 1985 | Military | |
| 1996 – 1997 | General Court Martial | Defense Attorney |
| 1997 | Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) | Staff Officer General Duties |
| 2006 – 2007 | UPDF | Motorized Infantry Brigade Commander |
| 2008 | UPDF | Chief of Staff of the Air Force |
| 2008 – 2011 | UPDF | Commander of the Armored Brigade |
| 2011 – 2013 | UPDF | Commander of the Air Defence Division |
| 2013 – 2017 | UPDF | Commander of the Land Forces |
| 2017 – 2021 | UPDF | Chief of Defense Forces |
| 2021- Present | Government of Uganda | State Minister of Internal Affairs |
| 2021- Present | Ugandan parliament | Representative for UPDF |
Other Career accomplishments
Gen. David Muhoozi has held various posts with the UPDF over the years: Entebbe Air Force Base Commander, UPDF Air Force Chief of Staff, and Nakasongola Air Force Base’s Air Defense Division Commander.
Gen. Muhoozi has also held positions in military intelligence, as a platoon commander in the early 1990s, and as an instructor at the Jinja School of Infantry.
In the past, as the battalion commanding officer of the 19th and 53rd Infantry Battalions, Gen. Muhoozi oversaw operations in Beni and Bunya in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Achievements and Awards
General David Rubakuba Muhoozi has held the third-highest position in the Ugandan armed forces, Commander of Land Forces, for the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF).
He was instrumental in the organization, deployment, and oversight of Ugandan war units—which comprise the majority of the AMISOM-led African Union efforts to impose peace in Somalia—in his capacity as Commander of Land Forces.
Controversies
Gen. David Muhoozi is one of Uganda’s most moderate and level-headed officers, having very few or no controversial circumstances.
However, his reputation was put in jeopardy after he made a contentious statement about missing Ugandans in December 2023.
General David Muhoozi also made headlines in 2020 for his dubious business ties with Moses Nkonge Kibalama, the contentious founder of the NUP, a political organization he turned over to Robert Kyagulanyi, the leader of the opposition.
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