Commander of the Defence Force (Botswana)

Commander of the Botswana Defence Force
Botswana Defence Force flag
Incumbent
Lieutenant general Placid Diratsagae Segokgo
since 8 September 2016
AbbreviationCommander, BDF
Reports toMinister of Defence, Justice and Security
Appointerthe President
Formation1977
First holderMompati Merafhe

The Commander of the Botswana Defence Force is the highest-ranking military officer in the Botswana Defence Force and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches.

List of officeholders

The former heads of the Botswana Armed Forces were referred to while in office as either General Officers Commanding or Commander of the Botswana Defence Force.

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Lieutenant general
Mompati Merafhe
(1936–2015) 		1977 1989 11–12 years
2 Lieutenant general
Ian Khama
(born 1953) 		1989 1998 8–9 years
3 Lieutenant general
Louis Matshwenyego Fisher 		1998 1 November 2006 7–8 years [1]
4 Lieutenant general
Tebogo Masire 		1 November 2006 1 August 2012 5 years, 274 days [1][2]
5 Lieutenant general
Gaolatlhe Galebotswe 		1 August 2012 8 September 2016 4 years, 38 days [2][3]
6 Lieutenant general
Placid Diratsagae Segokgo 		8 September 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 114 days [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Masire appointed BDF commander". mmegi.bw. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 6 November 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Online editor (9 July 2012). "Galebotswe appointed BDF Commander". sundaystandard.info. Sunday Standard Botswana. Retrieved 24 August 2021. {{cite news}}: |author1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b Bagwasi, Thabo (12 September 2016). "Incoming BDF Commander could leave in two years". weekendpost.co.bw. Weekend Post. Retrieved 24 August 2021.