Henry Tumukunde

Lieutenant General

Henry Tumukunde
Lieutenant General; Henry Tumukunde
Born	28 February 1959; Rukungiri, British Protectorate of Uganda
Education	Makerere University (LL.B.); Law Development Centre (Diploma in Legal Practice); Graduate Institute of Geneva (Executive Masters in Oil and Gas Management); Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji (Senior Command Course);
Occupation(s)	Military Officer ; Politician ; Lawyer
Years active	1981 to present

Henry Tumukunde is a politician and retired senior military officer of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). He ran as an independent for president in the 2021 Ugandan general election.

He was the Minister of National Security in the Cabinet of Uganda, appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. On 4 March 2018, he was relieved of his duties in an unexpected cabinet reshuffle.

He is also an advocate of the High Court of Uganda. He has served as the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Director of Planning, Chief of Personnel and Administration, Chief of Military Intelligence as well as serving as the commanding officer of the UPDF Fourth Division, based in Gulu in the Northern Region of Uganda. He has also previously served as the director general of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO). Tumukunde was also a Member of Parliament representing the Army in the Parliament of Uganda between 1995 and 2005.

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