John Numbi

John Numbi Tambo Banza
Inspector General of the Congolese Armed Forces
In office
July 2018  July 2020
PresidentJoseph Kabila
Prime MinisterBruno Tshibala
Preceded byRigobert Massamba
Inspector General of the Congolese National Police
In office
?  January 2010
PresidentJoseph Kabila
Prime MinisterAugustin Matata Ponyo
Succeeded byCharles Bisengimana
Military service
Branch/service Congolese Air Force
Congolese National Police
RankMajor general
CommandsCongolese Air Force
Congolese National Police
Battles/warsKimia II Operation

John Numbi (born 1962) is a Congolese former military officer and police chief and retainer of Joseph Kabila, who served as the Inspector General of the Congolese National Police until January 2010. In 2018, he was appointed as the Inspector General of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), and was replaced in that role in 2020 and fled the Congo after Joseph Kabila's power dwindled in the first quarter of 2021.