Lawrence Mbatha

Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha is the current Chief of the South African Army. He was appointed to this position in April 2020, before being appointed Chief of the Army he was the General Officer Commanding of the South african National Defence Force training command and before that he was the 19th Commandant of the South African Military Academy.

Lawrence Khulekani Mbatha
BornKimberly, Northern Cape
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branch South African Army
RankLieutenant General
Unit3 SA Infantry Battalion
Commands held


Military career

He joined Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1984 and completed courses in Angola and Zimbabwe.[1]

He became part of the South African National Defence Force in 1994 when all the forces were integrated.

In 2003 he served as Officer Commanding of the Army Support Base in Johannesburg, followed by an appointment as Personal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Army (2007) before serving as Officer Commanding of the South African Army Gymnasium in 2011. He became Commandant of the South African Military Academy in 2012-2018.

References

  1. "ACADEMY UNDER NEW COMMAND". Weslander. August 20, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by
Thabiso Mokhosi
Chief of the Army
2020-
Incumbent
Preceded by
Gordon Yekelo
GOC Training Command
2017-2020
Succeeded by
Xolani Mankayi
Preceded by
Lindile Yam
Commandant of the Military Academy
2012-2017
Succeeded by
Gerald Pharo
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