| Post: | Chief |
| Body: | the Uganda People's Defence Forces |
| Flagcaption: | Standard of the Chief of Defence |
| Insigniacaption: | Chief of Defence Coat of Arms |
| Incumbent: | General Muhoozi Kainerugaba |
| Incumbentsince: | 22 March 2024 |
| Department: | Uganda Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs |
| Reports To: | Minister of Defence |
| Appointer: | President of Uganda |
| Precursor: | Commander of the NRA |
| Formation: | 1989 |
| First: | Mugisha Muntu |
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) is the professional head of the Uganda People's Defence Forces. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Ugandan military. The position was established after the National Resistance Army was reconstituted as the Uganda People's Defence Forces, three years after the NRA's victory in the Ugandan Bush War in 1986. The current CDF is General Muhoozi Kainerugaba.