Lindile Yam

Lt General Lindile Yam CLS MMS (born 8 August 1960)[2] is the former SANDF Chief of staff and former Chief of the South African Army.[3]

Lieutenant General

Lindile Yam

CLS MMS
Yam during a visit to the FIB in the DRC during 2014
Born (1960-08-08) 8 August 1960
East London, South Africa
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branch South African Army
Years of service1981–2022
RankLieutenant General
Service number94654191PE[1]
Unit13 SA Infantry Battalion
Commands held
AwardsConspicuous Leadership Star CLS Merit Medal MMS Operational Medal for Southern Africa ' South Africa Service Medal ' Unitas (Unity) Medal ' Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) ' Good Service Medal ' Service Medal ' Order of Military Merit '

Career

He joined Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the ANC, in 1981 and became part of the South African National Defence Force in 1994 when all the forces were integrated.

He served as Officer Commanding of 13 South African Infantry Battalion from November 1994 to November 1997.[2]

He attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1995 for a Global Security Strategy Course.[2]

He served as the 18th Commandant of the South African Military Academy from 2009 to 2011.[4]

He was promoted to major general and was appointed as the 3rd GOC South African Army Infantry Formation on 1 November 2011.[1] He formally took over command on 2 March 2012 at a parade at the SA Army College in Thaba Tshwane.

He was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed command of the South African Army in January 2016.[3] In November 2019 he was appointed SANDF chief of staff. He left the SANDF in August 2022.

SANDF VIP Visit FIB DRC 2014.

Awards and decorations

References
  1. Engelbrecht, Leon (24 October 2011). "Appointments and/or promotions of Brig Gen/R Adm (JG) and Maj Gen/R Adm". Defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. Meintjies, Engela (June 2009). "The Military Academy appointed its 18th Commandant" (PDF). SA Soldier. 16 (6): 28.
  3. "Yam takes over from Masondo as Army Chief". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. Makhubela, Itumeleng (2016). "SA Army bids farewell to the former Chief of the SA Army" (PDF). SA Soldier. 23 (3): 20–21.


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