Muhoozi Kainerugaba, President Yoweri Museveni’s son, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, the second highest army rank in Uganda.
Lt-Gen Kainerugaba is among more than 2,000 military officers who were promoted, according to the list released by the UPDF on Friday.
The 44-year-old First Son moved up to the rank of Major General in 2016 and a year later appointed as the Special Presidential Advisor for Special Operations. He was previously head of the elite Special Forces Command, a unit in charge of the president’s security.
Also promoted on Friday is Uganda’s only woman Maj-Gen Prossy Nalweyiso to Lt-Gen.
The Deputy Inspector General of Police Sabiiti Muzeyi moved up to Maj-Gen from Brigadier.
“The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has confirmed the promotions of 2,031 UPDF personnel to various ranks,” read the statement by the army.