Charles Muhire is a Rwandan air force officer who was Chief of Staff of the Air Force before being arrested in April 2010. Muhire was born in 1958 in Byumba, Rwanda.He studied at the Mulago Teaching Hospital in Uganda, graduating in 1979 with a higher diploma in Orthopedics and Traumatology.He joined the army and was commissioned in 1986.He attended the South African Air Force Command and Staff College, and subsequently took other air force training courses.Between 1990 and 1994 Muhire held various field commands.From 1995 to 1997 he was the Chief of Plans, Operations and Training at the Rwandan Patriotic Army Headquarters.He was later appointed Chief of Staff of the Rwandan Air Force.In July 2007 he was awarded an Order of Honour medal for his bravery and resilience in the 1990-1994 Rwand