| Sam Kavuma | |
| Birth Place: | Central Region, Uganda |
| Alma Mater: | National Defence College, Kenya |
| Years Active: | 1990 - present |
| Nationality: | Ugandan |
| Citizenship: | Uganda |
| Known For: | Military Matters |
| Honorific Prefix: | Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General Samuel Kavuma, commonly known as Sam Kavuma, is a Ugandan senior military officer. Since March 2024, he has bene serving as the Commander of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).[1] Before that, from 24 June 2021 until 24 March 2024, he was the deputy coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation, a presidential appointment by Yoweri Museveni[2] [3] Immediately before that position, he served as the deputy commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force Air Force.[4] Before that, Kavuma served as the Commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force Contingent in Somalia, as part of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). He was appointed to that position in October 2014.[5] He replaced Brigadier General Dick Olum, who served in that position from September 2013 until October 2014.[6]
Sam Kavuma was born in Central Uganda, circa 1960. He received military training from the National Defence College, Kenya, between July 2012 until June 2013.
In 2011, at the rank of colonel, Sam Kavuma was the Commanding Officer of the Uganda People's Defence Force 5th Division, based in Pader, Northern Uganda. On 18 September 2011, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier.[7] In July 2013, having recently graduated from the National Defence College, Kenya,[8] Brigadier Kavuma was appointed as "Commander of the Regional Taskforce against the LRA in South Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR)", replacing Bigadier Dick Olum.[9] [10] [11] In October 2014, Yoweri Museveni, the Commander in Chief of the Uganda People's Defence Force, appointed Brigadier Sam Kavuma, as overall Commander of their contingent to the African Union Mission to Somalia.[12] [13]
At the rank of Major General, Samuel Kavuma served as the Chairman of Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society, a savings and credit cooperative belonging to the members of the Ugandan military.[4]