Jerry Masisi

Jerry Masisi
SA Adjutant Defence Attaché to France
In office 2005–2008
Appointed by	Thabo Mbeki Siphiwe Nyanda
ANC Regional Political Committee Chairman in Angola
In office 1988–1991
Preceded by	January Masilela (as Politico-Military Council Chairman)
Succeeded by	Godfrey Ngwenya (as Ambassador to Angola in 2011)
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-26) 26 December 1958 (age 66) Soweto, South Africa
Spouse	Brigadier General Patience Masisi
Children	3
Occupation	Guerilla fighter, military diplomat, politician
Military service
Allegiance	ANC

Philemon Jerry Masisi, (born 26 December 1958) is a retired South African General, military commander and an MK guerilla. He joined Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, and served in multiple roles while fighting against the South African government from the 1970s. He transferred to the South African National Defence Force after MK was incorporated into it in 1998, and has served as a Defence Attaché in Paris, France from 2005 to 2008 before being the commanding officer of the 8 Medical Battalion Group, from 2008 to 2011. He was responsible for the operation that assisted hospitals with medical assistance during the 2010 health sector strike.^[1] He was subsequently promoted to Brigadier General, assuming the position of Director Military Health Human Resources.