William Sikazwe

Lieutenant General William Sikazwe, is a Zambian military officer who is the Commander of the Zambian Army, effective 31 December 2018. General Sikazwe replaced Lieutenant General Paul Mihova, who together with his deputy, Major General Jackson Miti, were retired in the "national interest". The Zambian Army is one of the three components of the Zambian Defence Force.[1][2]

Lieutenant General

William Sikazwe
Born
Zambia
NationalityZambian
CitizenshipZambia
OccupationMilitary officer
Known forMilitary
TitleCommander of the Zambian Army

Prior to his current assignment, Sikazwe served as the Chief of Operations of the Zambian Army.[3] He was sworn into his new position, by the appointing authority, President Edgar Lungu, the Zambian head of state, on Monday 3 December 2018, at State House, Lusaka.[4]

See also

References
  1. Agence France-Presse (31 December 2018). "Zambia's president fires army chiefs". Daily Monitor Quoting Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. Lusaka Times Staff (31 December 2018). "President Lungu fires Zambia Army Commander and his Deputy". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. Xinhua (31 December 2018). "Zambian leader fires army chief". Beijing: Xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. Emma Rumney, and Kevin Liffey (31 December 2018). "Zambian President Swears in New Army Chief". The New York Times Quoting Reuters. New York City. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by
Lieutenant General Paul Mihova		 Commander of the Zambian Army
2018 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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