Aubrey Sedibe

Lieutenant General[1] Aubrey Phegelelo Sedibe DMG MMS MMB OStJ MBChB is a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he served in Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, during the liberation struggle against the South African government in the 1980s, and transferred to the South African National Defence Force when MK was incorporated into it in 1994.

Dr

Aubrey Phegelelo Sedibe

DMG MMS MMB OStJ MBChB
Born1957
Alexandra Township, Gauteng, South Africa
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branchSouth African Military Health Service
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldSurgeon General
GOC 1 Military Hospital
Awards

Early life

He was born in Alexandra Township in 1957.[2]

Military Career

After the uprising of 1976, he was forced to join the MK in exile. He completed his military training from 1977 to 1979 in Mozambique, Angola and the Soviet Union.

He was sent to Germany for medical studies, completing his Bachelor in Medicine (MBChB) and internship in 1993. He returned to South Africa in 1994 to join the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS).

Before taking over as Surgeon General on 1 April 2013[1] he was the Chief Director Military Health Force Preparation[3]

Awards and Decorations
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See also

References
  1. "MHS Bio". Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  2. "MAJ GEN AUBREY SEDIBE, THE CHIEF DIRECTOR MILITARY HEALTH FORCE PREPARATION" (PDF). Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  3. "New Chief of Corporate Staff Services for SANDF". Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
Military offices
Preceded by
Vejaynand Ramlakan		 Chief of the South African Military Health Service
2013 – 2019		 Succeeded by
Zola Dabula
Preceded by
Brig Gen Lindile Yam		 Director Physical Training Sports & Recreation
2005 – 2010		 Succeeded by
Brig Gen Gordon Yekelo
Preceded by
Brig Gen Andre Lötter		 GOC 1 Military Hospital
2001 – 2005		 Succeeded by
Zola Dabula
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