Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force

The Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force is the professional head of the Defence Force. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Lesotho military.

Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force
Incumbent
Lieutenant general Mojalefa Letsoela
since 23 January 2018
Reports toMinister of Defence
AppointerGovernment of Lesotho

List of chiefs
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CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchRef
Kamoli, TlaliLieutenant general
Tlali Kamoli		201229 August 20141–2 years Lesotho Army[1]
Mahao, MaaparankoeLieutenant general
Maaparankoe Mahao
(1968–2015)		29 August 2014February 20150–1 years Lesotho Army[1]
Kamoli, TlaliLieutenant general
Tlali Kamoli		February 2015December 20160–1 years Lesotho Army[1][2][3]
Motsomotso, KhoantleLieutenant general
Khoantle Motsomotso
(?–2017)		December 20165 September 2017 †0–1 years Lesotho Army[4]
Poopa, LineoMajor general
Lineo Poopa
Acting		5 September 201723 January 2018171 days Lesotho Army[4]
Letsoela, MojalefaLieutenant general
Mojalefa Letsoela		23 January 2018Incumbent3 years, 11 days Lesotho Air Squadron[3][4]

See also

References
  1. Peta, Basildon (13 October 2017). Ex-LDF chief Kamoli faces police interrogation. Pretoria News. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. Army chief steps down after negotiations with the government. Economist Intelligence Unit. Published 10 November 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. Lesotho Times (9 February 2018). "New Army Chief Speaks". Lesotho Times. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. Govt appoints new army commander. Lesotho Times. Published 27 January 2018.
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