Doris Akol is a Ugandan

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and administrator. In December 2021, she was appointed as Technical Assistance Advisor at the

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, in

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, United States. Before that, she was a Partner at the

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' Kampala office. She is also a former

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of the

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(URA). She was appointed to that position by

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, the then Ugandan Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, on Monday, 27 October 2014. She replaced

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, who retired after two consecutive five-year terms at the helm of the URA.

Education

Doris Akol attended Nakasero Primary School. For her O-Level education, she studied at

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. She then attended Nabisunsa Girls Secondary School, for her A-Level studies. She holds the degree of

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(LLB), obtained in 1993, from

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, Uganda's oldest and largest

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. She also holds a postgraduate Diploma in Law Practice (Dip.Law.Pract.), obtained from the

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, in Kampala. Her Diploma in Financial Management (Dip.Fin.Mngmt.), was obtained from the

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. She holds the degree of

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(LLM), obtained from Makerere University. Her second degree of Master of Laws, was obtained from

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in Canada in 2001. She is a member of the

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(ICSA).

Work experience

Following her graduation from the Law Development Centre in 1994, she spent one year at

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, at their

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offices. In 1995, she joined URA, as a Legal Officer. From 2012 until 2014, Doris Akol was the Commissioner for Legal Services and Board Affairs at the Uganda Revenue Authority. In that capacity, she also served as the Company's Legal Secretary. In October 2014, she was appointed Commissioner general at URA. She assumed office on 30 October 2014. On 29 March 2020, Akol was relieved of her duties at URA and John Musinguzi Rujoki was named as her replacement.

Awards

In September 2018, Doris Akol received the ''African Women in Leadership'' Award, from the African Virtuous Women Awards Organisation, at a ceremony held at the Women Development Centre, Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, in recognition of her leadership qualities and achievements. In March 2018, Akol received the ''2018 Person of the Year Public Excellence Award'', from African Leadership Magazine, in recognition of her leadership's contribution to growth and development.

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Website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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