Major General 'Matumelo Francisca Ramoqōpō is a native of Roma, Maseru. The General served through ranks and was promoted to the rank of Major General, becoming Chief of Human Resources and Administration.
Major General Ramoqōpō is the first high ranking woman officer in the Lesotho Defence Force. She was commissioned in 2000 into the Military Health Services.
The General is an alumna of Nanjing Army Command and Staff College, China pursuing Senior Command & Staff Course. She is also an alumna of the Zimbabwe Command and Staff College pursuing Junior Command & Staff Course, Harare in the Republic of Zimbabwe and Army Medical Department in the USA where she attended Medical Logistics Management for Officers and Strategic Course for Future African Leaders in 2002 and 2008 respectively.
The General further attended varied courses both nationally and internationally including: International Humanitarian Law and Defence Attaché Course in Lesotho in 1999 and 2015 respectively, Peacekeeping Course for Staff Officers and Peacekeeping course for Battalion Cdrs in Zimbabwe 2012 and 2013 respectively and Legal Cadre, Lesotho in 2005 among others.
The General is a graduate of the National Health Training College and Queen Elizabeth II Nursing School. Her credentials include a Diploma in General Nursing at Queen Elizabeth II School of Nursing in 1990, a Diploma in Midwifery, National Health Training College in 1991 and a Diploma in Nursing Anaesthesia in 1997. In a distinguished military career exceeding three decades the General has been appointed the Assistant Chief of Staff-Military Health Services in 2016. Prior to becoming a Director MHS for five years from 2010 to 2015, she became a Nurse Midwife and a Nurse Anesthetist. The General's executive duties include serving as Defence Attache in an AU Mission in Addis Ababa Ethiopia from 2016 to 2017.
The General's decorations include Military Medal for Meritorious Service (MMMS) and Military Service Medal (MSM) (10, 20 & 30 years). She was also awarded Best Non-ZDF student award by Zimbabwe Command & Staff College in 2007, Best Woman Achiever in LDF Award by Moafrica FM in 2011 and Best Woman Achiever Award by St Felix Church in 2018.