Muhoozi Kainerugaba is the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and commander of the country's land forces of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).
Muhoozi was born in 1974 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, at a time when his father was already engaged in the rebellion against Idi Amin.
The family returned to Uganda in 1979 after the collapse of Idi Amin’s regime before they went back into exile in 1981 after Museveni launched a guerrilla war against President Obote’s government. The family definitely returned in 1986 after the father took power.
He attended military schools in the U.S. and Britain before taking charge of a presidential guard unit. Muhoozi started his military activities by enrolling in basic training and recruiting many of his friends to sign up for the army in 1994.
The family returned to Uganda in 1979 after the collapse of Idi Amin’s regime before they went back into exile in 1981 after Museveni launched a guerrilla war against President Obote’s government. The family definitely returned in 1986 after the father took power.
He attended military schools in the U.S. and Britain before taking charge of a presidential guard unit. Muhoozi started his military activities by enrolling in basic training and recruiting many of his friends to sign up for the army in 1994.