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List Of Ugandans
A * Abdullah Ssekimwanyi * Angelina Atyam * Apolo Kivebulaya * Aziz Azion * Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe * Ali Fadhul B * Bazilio Olara-Okello * Beatrice Wabudeya * Benjamin Joseph Odoki * Bettinah Tianah * Betty Bigombe * Bright Rwamirama * Busingye Kabumba C * Chameleone * Charles Bakabulindi * Charles Mbire * Christine Kitumba * Crispus Kiyonga * Chris Baryomunsi D * Daudi Migereko * David Oyite-Ojok * David Wakinona E * Emmanuel Kakooza * Emmanuel Amey Ojara * Emmanuel Otala * Emmy Okello * Eriya Kategaya * Ephraim Kamuntu * Ezra Suruma * Edward A Bamucwanira F * Francis Butagira * Fred Mukisa * Fred Omach * Fred Ruhindi G * Gabriel Opio * Gagawala Wambuzi * Galdino Moro Okello * George Wilson Kanyeihamba * George K Turyasingura * Geoffrey Oryema * Gilbert Bukenya * Godfrey Binaisa * Godliver Businge H * Henry Bagiire * Henry Morton Stanley * Henry Mzili Mujunga * Henry Oryem Okello * Hilary Onek * Hope Mwesigye I * Idi Amin Dada * Irfan Afridi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Ssekimwanyi
Sheikh Abdullah Ssekimwanyi was the first Ugandan to make a holy pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia in the 1920s. Making a pilgrimage to Mecca is the 5th pillar or obligation of the faith Islam. On his return, he urged Muslims to stop holding the daily Dhuhuri (noon prayer on Friday). He also started translating Friday khutuba (sermons) in Luganda and other local languages. He is the founder of Africa Muslim Community, Juma Sect, of Bukoto-Nateete. As of July 2009, there are an estimated 3,916,717 Muslims in Uganda. External linksThe History of Sectarian Differences Among Uganda's Muslims(Luganda) See also * Islam in Uganda References Ugandan Islamic religious leaders Year of birth missing Year of death missing Ugandan Muslims {{Uganda-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crispus Kiyonga
Crispus Walter Kiyonga (born 1 January 1952), whose first name is sometimes spelled Chrispus, is a Ugandan physician, politician and diplomat, who serves as Uganda's Ambassador to China, based in Beijing. He previously served as the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of Uganda from 2006 to 2016. Prior to that, he was Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the President from 2005 to 2006. During the cabinet reshuffle of 16 February 2009, and that of 27 May 2011, and that of 1 March 2015, he retained his cabinet post. In 2016, he lost the Member of Parliament (MP) seat for Bukonjo County West to Hon. Robert Katusabe, Kasese District, in the Ugandan Parliament. Background and education Kiyonga was born in Kasese District in the Western Region of Uganda on 1 January 1952. Between 1959 and 1966, he attended Bwera Primary School, in Bwera, a few kilometres from the Ugandan border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During 1967 through 1970, he attended Nyakasura School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Butagira
Francis K. Butagira (born 22 November 1942) is a Ugandan lawyer, judge, politician and retired diplomat, who serves as the chairman of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), an agency of the Ugandan government responsible for maintaining registration data. He was appointed to that position in October 2015. He concurrently serves as the Managing Partner of ''Butagira and Company Advocates'', a Kampala-based legal practice. Before that, he served as a Member of Parliament and as Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament(1980-1985). He has also served as Ambassador to Ethiopia, Kenya, Germany, Austria and the Vatican. He also served as the Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations. Background and education Butagira was born on 22 November 1942, in Bugamba, Mbarara District, in the Western Region of Uganda. He attended Ntare School in Mbarara, where he obtained the equivalent of the High School Diploma. Later, he studied at the University of Dar es Salaam and at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bamucwanira
Edward Bamucwanira (b. 1952) was an Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ... bishop in Uganda: he was Bishop of East Rwenzori from 2009 to 2018. References Uganda Christian University alumni Anglican bishops of East Rwenzori 21st-century Anglican bishops in Uganda Living people 1952 births {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezra Suruma
Ezra Suruma (born 11 November 1945), is a Ugandan economist, banker, and academic. He became the chancellor of Makerere University in January 2016. He formerly served as a senior adviser to the president of Uganda on finance and economic planning, a position he held from 16 February 2009 until 15 January 2016. Previously, he was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, in Washington, D. C., at the Africa Growth Initiative division of the institution. He was appointed to that position in April 2010. Background and education He was born in Kabale District in 1945. He holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from Fordham University in New York City, obtained in 1969. His Master of Arts degree in economics was obtained in 1972, also from Fordham University. His Doctor of Philosophy in economics was obtained in 1976 from the University of Connecticut. He also has a master's degree in computer science and one in international banking. Work history Before his government and priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephraim Kamuntu
Ephraim Kamuntu is a Ugandan management scientist and politician. He is the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the Cabinet of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 14 December 2019. Previously he served as Minister of Water and Environment from August 2012 to June 2016. He is also an ex-officio Member of the Parliament of Uganda because of his Cabinet position. Background and education Ephraim Kamuntu was born in Sheema District on 26 September 1945. He attended Ntare School for both his O-Level (1962-1965) and his A-Level (1966-1967) education. He studied at Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, political science, and history. In 1973, he obtained a Master of Science in systems analysis from the University of Rochester, in New York State. He also earned a Master of Arts in management science and business administration, from the University of Massachusetts. Career At some point a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriya Kategaya
Eriya Kategaya (4 July 1945 – 2 March 2013) was a Ugandan lawyer and politician. At the time of his death he was Uganda's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs. He was also an ''ex officio'' Member of the Ugandan Parliament, on account of being a cabinet minister. Background He was born on 4 July 1943 in Karagwe Itojo, Ntungamo District, in Western Uganda. Eriya Kategaya was a longtime associate of President Yoweri Museveni, starting from their school days in Ntare School. They studied together at Mbarara High School and later at Ntare School from 1961 to 1966. Kategaya and Museveni also attended the University of Dar es Salaam at the same time. Education Kategaya held a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), degree from the University of Dar-es-Salaam. At the time of his graduation the university was part of the University of East Africa. Military and political training Kategaya was part of Museveni's Front for National Salvation (FRONASA), a grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Okello
Emmy Okello, is a Ugandan consultant physician who has specialized as an interventional cardiologist and researcher. He serves as the Head of the Cardiac Catheterization Department at Uganda Heart Institute, the government institution in Kampala that specializes in the treatment of congenital and acquired cardiac disorders. Okello has special interest in rheumatic heart disease (RHD), and is one of the recognized leaders in this area of cardiology in the region. Background and education Okello was admitted to Mbarara University School of Medicine in the 1990s, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. He continued his studies at Wuhan University, in Wuhan, Hubei, China, graduating with a Master of Medicine degree in Internal Medicine. In 2015, he graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. He then underwent a one-year fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at Case Western Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Otala
Emmanuel Otiam Otala is a Ugandan physician and politician. He served as the Labour relations, State Minister for Labor in the Cabinet of Uganda, Ugandan Cabinet from February 2009 until May 2011. Before that, he served as the Uganda Ministry of Health, State Minister of Health for Primary Care from June 2006 until February 2009. In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, he was dropped and replaced by Mwesigwa Rukutana. He also served as the elected Parliament of Uganda, Member of Parliament (MP) for West Budama South Constituency, Tororo District, from 2006 until 2011. During the 2011 national elections, he lost to Jacob Oboth-Oboth, Jacob Marksons Oboth, an independent politician. Background and education Otala was born on 24 October 1968 in Iyolwa Village in Tororo District. His father was Donosio Otala. He attended Makerere University Medical School where he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. Work experience From 1999 until 2000, Otala work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Amey Ojara
Emmanuel Amey Ojara, MBChB, MMed Surgery, (10 February 1944 – 26 July 1987) was a medical doctor, surgeon, and oncologist in East Africa. At the time of his death, he was a senior lecturer at the University of Nairobi, School of Medicine. Background Ojara was born to Simeon Oyoo and Yudia Akidi Oyoo at Layibi Village, Gulu District, approximately , by road, southwest of the central business district of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda. Education After attending primary school locally, he entered Gulu Junior School and in 1960, transferred to Samuel Baker Secondary School. He completed both his O-Level and A-Level studies at this school, graduating in 1965. In 1966, he was admitted to the Makerere University School of Medicine, the oldest medical school in Uganda. In 1971, he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. Following one year of internship and another year of practice as a medical officer, he was accepted into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Kakooza
James Kakooza is a Ugandan accountant and politician. He has served as State Minister for Health (Primary Care) in Uganda since 2009. He is also the Member of Parliament representing Kabula County, Lyantonde District, in the Ugandan Parliament. He has served in that position since 2001. Background He was born on 18 February 1962, in Lyantonde District. Education He holds the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Nkumba University. He also holds the Diploma in Clearing & Forwarding, as well as the Certificate in Customs Basics & Tax Administration awarded by the Uganda Revenue Authority. He has certification recognizing him as a Certified Public Accountant in Kenya. Work experience His varied career has seen James Kakooza work in several different private and public positions, over the course of the last twenty years. Between 1989 and 1990, he worked as an Accounts Officer at Karibu Forex Bureau, one of the more than 100 Foreign Exchange Bureaus in Kam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wakinona
David Wandendeya Wakikona is a Ugandan aviator and politician, who previously served in the Cabinet of Uganda as State Minister for Northern Uganda (2 June 2006 until 27 May 2011) and State Minister of Trade & Antiquities (May 2011 to June 2016). He was also the elected Member of Parliament representing Manjiya County in Bududa District from 2001 until 2016. Background and education He was born in Bududa District on 26 November 1950. In 1971, he obtained a commercial pilot license from the East African Civil Aviation Authority, then based at the Soroti Airport. In 1993, he was awarded the Diploma in Flight Operations from CASI in Beirut. The following year, he received the Diploma in Government Operations from the same institution. In 1995, thInternational Aviation Management Training Institutein Canada, awarded him the Diploma in Aviation Management. In 1999, he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Aviation from the University of Western Sydney in Australia. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
