1. Who is Lt. Gen Ivan Koreta?
Ivan Koreta is a General in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and a representative for the armed forces in the Parliament of Uganda.
2.When was Ivan Koreta born ?
He was born on October 15, 1955 in Mbarara, Ankole sub-region in a Pentecostal family of the Banyankole.
3.What is Ivan Koreta’s education background?
Koreta had his primary education at Nyamitanga Muslim Primary School, in his home town of Mbarara and attained his PLE certification in 1969. Koreta attended Kiira College Butiki for his O-Level education, attaining an East African Certificate of Education in 1973.
For his A-Level, he went to Old Kampala Secondary School in 1975.
4.Koreta’s Military Career
Koreta as a teenager attended military training in Mozambique as a member of the Front for National Salvation, a guerrilla group led by Yoweri Museveni. He participated in the war that removed Idi Amin from power in 1979. In 1981, he joined him and became a battalion commander in the NRA during the Ugandan Bush War in April 1986 battle to capture the Ugandan capital city Kampala. His 13th NRA Battalion was responsible for guarding the Kampala-Gulu highway at Matugga.
He was a;
Commander of First Division of UPDF: 1986 – 1988 as a brigadier
- Deputy Director of Internal Security Organization (ISO): 1988 – 2001
- Promoted to rank in 2001 of Major General
- Promoted to rank of Lt general and appointed CUSC at Kimaka, being the first military officer to serve in that capacity: 2004
- Appointed DC of UPDF in Uganda: 2005
- Appointed Chairman in 2007 of general court martial
- Koreta has been a member of the armed forces since 1981 and most recently served as the deputy chief of defence forces which is the second-highest position in the UPDF, from 2005 to 2013.
- He also served from 2006 up until 2009 as the chairman of the General Court Martial the second-highest military court in Uganda
5 Other responsibilities of Koreta
Koreta led a Ugandan peace-keeping force in 1994.In 2016 in Liberia. He was elected as a representative for the UPDF in the 10th Parliament of Uganda where his currently serving as a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Committee on Presidential Affairs.
In February 2019 he was promoted from the rank of Lt General as a part of a promotions exercise involving over 2,000 men and women of the UPDF
6. Who is Ivan Koreta married to?
Koreta is married and he has children among the children is Yvonne Mbabazi Koreta.
His love life details are always kept secret.
7. What Is Koerata’s networth?
Ivan Koreta is one of the most richest military officers in Uganda with an estimated net worth $1.5 Million. Which includes his salary, income, and assets he has.
