Ellen Chiweshe

Air Commodore Ellen Chiweshe (born 1967) is an officer of the Air Force of Zimbabwe.

Born in Wedza District, Zimbabwe, Chiweshe attended St. Anne's Goto Primary and Secondary and Mutare Girls High School before graduating from Women's University in Africa with a Master of Business Administration and an Executive Diploma in Business Management. She also graduated from the Kenya National Defence College with a Diploma in international studies and a National Defence course certification.

She was promoted to the rank of air commodore by President Robert Mugabe on 3 January 2016; the first woman to be promoted to that rank. She had previously held the rank of group captain. After her promotion she became the third highest-ranking officer in the air force.

Her promotion ceremony was presided over by Air Marshal Perrance Shiri, commander of the air force.

She then became the first female commander of the Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo Air Force Base, and the second female commander of a Zimbabwe air base, in 2025.