Rumfoord comes from a wealthy New England background.
Od 1977 do 1979 se je Amin poimenoval kot "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal, Al Hadji, Doctor of Laws, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.