| Commander of the Botswana Defence Force | |
|---|---|
 Botswana Defence Force flag | |
 Lieutenant general Placid Diratsagae Segokgo since 8 September 2016 | |
| Abbreviation | Commander, BDF |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence, Justice and Security |
| Appointer | the President |
| Formation | 1977 |
| First holder | Mompati Merafhe |
The Commander of the Botswana Defence Force is the highest-ranking military officer in the Botswana Defence Force and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches.
List of officeholders
The former heads of the Botswana Armed Forces were referred to while in office as either General Officers Commanding or Commander of the Botswana Defence Force.
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | 
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Lieutenant general Mompati Merafhe (1936–2015) |
1977 | 1989 | 11–12 years | |
| 2 | 
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Lieutenant general Ian Khama (born 1953) |
1989 | 1998 | 8–9 years | |
| 3 | 
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Lieutenant general Louis Matshwenyego Fisher |
1998 | 1 November 2006 | 7–8 years | [1] |
| 4 |
|
Lieutenant general Tebogo Masire |
1 November 2006 | 1 August 2012 | 5 years, 274 days | [1][2] |
| 5 | 
|
Lieutenant general Gaolatlhe Galebotswe |
1 August 2012 | 8 September 2016 | 4 years, 38 days | [2][3] |
| 6 | 
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Lieutenant general Placid Diratsagae Segokgo |
8 September 2016 | Incumbent | 7 years, 189 days | [3] |
References
- ^ a b "Masire appointed BDF commander". mmegi.bw. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 6 November 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b Online editor (9 July 2012). "Galebotswe appointed BDF Commander". sundaystandard.info. Sunday Standard Botswana. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
{{cite news}}:|author1=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Bagwasi, Thabo (12 September 2016). "Incoming BDF Commander could leave in two years". weekendpost.co.bw. Weekend Post. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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