Notable Alumni of Makerere University [Sorted List]

1. Elioda Tumwesigye

1964-. (aged 62)

physician researcher minister politician

Elioda Tumwesigye is a Ugandan politician, physician, and epidemiologist who served as Minister of Health in the Cabinet of Uganda from March 2015 until June 2016.

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2. Judith Nabakooba

1977-. (aged 49)

politician minister

Judith Nalule Nabakooba is a Ugandan politician and former policewoman. She is currently the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, in the Cabinet of Uganda. She was appointed to that position on 8 June 2021.

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3. Peter Nazareth

1940-. (aged 86)

consultant literary critic writer

Peter Nazareth is a British literary critic and writer of fiction and drama.

4. Irene Muloni

1960-. (aged 66)

minister engineer politician

Irene Nafuna Muloni is a Ugandan electrical engineer, businesswoman and politician and also a senior advisor to Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

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5. Shamim Malende

1986-. (aged 40)

activist lawyer politician

Shamim Malende, is a Ugandan lawyer, a commissioner for oaths, a notary public, politician and community activist. She is a member of the People Power, Our Power Movement and of the National Unity Platform (NUP) political party and the only woman on the legal team of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.

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6. Abed Bwanika

1967-. (aged 59)

veterinarian politician

Abed Bwanika is a Ugandan veterinarian, politician, and pastor. He is the President of the People's Development Party, an opposition political party in Uganda. He is currently a Member of Parliament for Kimanya-Kabonera constituency under the NUP, the youngest political party led Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.

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7. Benon Biraaro

1958-2020 (aged 62)

military personnel politician

Benon Biraaro was a Ugandan military officer and a high-ranking commander in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). While still in the active military, he served as the commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College in Kimaka, Jinja. In 2016, he ran (unsuccessfully) for President of Uganda on behalf of his agrarian Farmers Party of Uganda.

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8. Josephine Nambooze

1930-. (aged 96)

physician researcher academic

Josephine Nambooze is a Ugandan physician, public health specialist, academic, and medical researcher. She is an emeritus professor of public health at Makerere University School of Public Health. Nambooze was the first female East African to qualify as a physician circa 1959.

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9. Mathias Mpuuga

1975-. (aged 51)

head teacher

Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba is a Ugandan politician, lawyer, and teacher who served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2021 to 2024. He served as the area member of Parliament for Masaka District from 2011 to 2021.

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10. Crispus Kiyonga

1952-. (aged 74)

politician physician

Crispus Walter Kiyonga is a Ugandan medical doctor, politician and career diplomat. He is the current Chancellor of the Makerere University, the largest public university of Uganda. He served as Uganda's Ambassador to China. He previously served as the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of Uganda from 2006 to 2016.

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11. David Mwiraria

1938-2017 (aged 79)

politician minister

David Mwìraria (3 September 1938 – 13 April 2017) was the Minister for Environment and Natural Resources and previously Finance Minister of Kenya until December 2007 when Kenya held its General Elections. Running for re election on a Party of National Unity ticket, defending his seat as Member of parliament for North Imenti Constituency, he was defeated by Silas Muriuki,...

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12. Justine Lumumba Kasule

1972-. (aged 54)

politician

Justine Lumumba Kasule is a Ugandan educator and politician. She is the current Minister, Office of the Prime Minister (General Duties), in the cabinet of Uganda, since June 2021.

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13. Aloisea Inyumba

1964-2012 (aged 48)

politician minister

Aloisea Inyumba was a Rwandan politician, who was the country's Minister for Gender and Family Promotion and as executive secretary of the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission.

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14. Charles Kayonga

1962-. (aged 64)

military personnel

Lieutenant-General Charles Kayonga is a retired Rwandan soldier and diplomat, who was, until 2019, the Rwandan Ambassador to China. He was formerly Chief of Defence Staff. He attended Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. During the Rwandan Civil...

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15. Muhammad Nsereko

1981-. (aged 45)

lawyer politician

Muhammad Nsereko is an Independent member of the Ugandan parliament, and Lawyer who has represented the Kampala Central Division constituency since 2011.

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16. Aidah Nantaba

1979-. (aged 47)

businessperson politician

Ida Erios Nantaba is a Ugandan politician. She was the State Minister in the Uganda Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. Prior to that, from 15 August 2012 until 6 June 2016, she was Minister of State for Lands in the Cabinet of Uganda. Nantaba is also the elected Member...

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17. Senteza Kajubi

1926-2012 (aged 86)

educator researcher

George William Senteza Kajubi, BA, Dip.Ed, MSc, ScD, was a university administrator, academic, and community leader in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.

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18. John Chrysostom Muyingo

1960-. (aged 66)

politician

John Chrysestom Muyingo is a Ugandan educator and politician. He is the State Minister for Higher Education in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. He previously served as the State Minister for Primary Education from 1 March 2015 until 5 June 2016. Before that, from 27 May 2011 until 1 March 2015, he...

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19. Agnes Kalibata

minister politician chief executive officer policymaker agronomist

Agnes Matilda Kalibata is a Rwandan agricultural scientist and policymaker, visionary leader, and president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. She served as Rwanda's minister of agriculture and animal resources from 2008 to 2014 and began her tenure as president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in 2014. Dr. Kalibata served as the...

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20. Sarah Opendi Achieng

1968-. (aged 58)

accountant politician

Sarah Achieng Opendi, sometimes Sarah Opendi Achieng, is a Ugandan accountant and politician. She is the State Minister of Mineral Development in the Ugandan cabinet, serving since 14 December 2019.

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21. Doris Akol

1970-. (aged 56)

lawyer

Doris Akol is a Ugandan lawyer and administrator. In December 2021, she was appointed as Technical Assistance Advisor at the International Monetary Fund, in Washington, DC, United States.

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22. Bart Magunda Katureebe

1950-. (aged 76)

politician chief justice lawyer judge minister

Bart Magunda Katureebe is a Ugandan judge and the former Chief Justice of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 5 March 2015. Before that, he was a justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda.

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23. O'dell Owens

1947-2022 (aged 75)

academic administrator medical director coroner obstetrician-gynecologist nonprofit administrator

O'dell Moreno Owens was an American physician, public health official, educator, and health advocate. He was nationally known for his work in in vitro fertilization.

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24. Chris Baryomunsi

1969-. (aged 57)

politician physician

Chris Baryomunsi is a Ugandan physician, public health specialist, demographer, and politician. He is the Minister for ICT and National Guidance in the Cabinet of Uganda. He was appointed to that position in 2021. From 1 March 2015 until 6 June 2016, he served as State Minister of Health for General Duties.

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25. Betty Oyella Bigombe

1952-. (aged 74)

diplomat politician

Betty Oyella Bigombe, also known as Betty Atuku Bigombe, is a Ugandan politician who served as the Senior Director for Fragility, Conflict, and Violence at the World Bank from 2014 to 2017. She was appointed in June 2014. From May 2011 until June 2014, she was the State Minister for Water Resources in the Uganda Cabinet. She was appointed on...

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26. Betty Amongi

1975-. (aged 51)

politician minister

Betty Amongi Akena,, commonly known as Betty Amongi (born 15 November 1975) is a Ugandan politician. She is the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development in the Cabinet of Uganda, as of 9 June 2021. Previously, she served as the Cabinet Minister of Kampala Capital City and before that, from 6 June 2016 until 14 December 2019, as the...

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27. Henry Tayali

1943-1987 (aged 44)

printmaker painter storyteller lecturer sculptor

Henry Nkole Tayali was a multi-lingual Zambian painter, sculptor, printmaker, raconteur and lecturer. He has been described as Zambia's most famous painter.

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28. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda

1973-. (aged 53)

journalist politician

Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, commonly known as Ibrahim Ssemujju, is a Ugandan journalist and politician. He is the member of Parliament representing Kira municipality in the 11th Parliament (2021 to 2026).

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29. GNL Zamba

1986-. (aged 40)

songwriter rapper actor singer

GNL Zamba, born Ernest Nsimbitulye Lupiiyazitta Zamba, is a Ugandan hip hop artist who is credited with bringing rap and Lugaflow, a style of music to mainstream radio and other media in Uganda.

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30. Pamela Mboya

1939-2009 (aged 70)

political activist

Pamela Mboya was a Kenyan political activist and diplomat, the wife of Tom Mboya the Kenyan trade unionist, educationist, Pan Africanist, author, independence activist, Cabinet Minister and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Kenya.

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31. Maria Mutagamba

1952-2017 (aged 65)

minister economist politician

Maria Emily Lubega Mutagamba was a Ugandan economist and politician. She was the minister of tourism, wildlife and antiquities in the Ugandan Cabinet from 15 August 2012 until 6 June 2016.

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32. Barnabas Nawangwe

1956-. (aged 70)

architect

Barnabas Nawangwe, is an Ugandan architect, academic and the current vice chancellor of the Makerere University, (the largest public university of Uganda). He served his first five-year term from 2017 until August 2022. On 12 August 2022, the Makerere University Council re-appointed him for a second term of five years.

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33. Nandala Mafabi

1966-. (aged 60)

accountant lawyer politician

Nathan James Nandala Mafabi is a Ugandan accountant, lawyer, politician and legislator who is representing Budadiri West County in Sironko District in the Ugandan parliament. From May 2011 until January 2014, he was the leader of the opposition in the parliament.

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34. Joy Doreen Biira

1986-. (aged 40)

journalist presenter

Joy Doreen Biira is a Ugandan journalist and communications consultant. She describes herself as a "career journalist, communications and digital strategist, moderator, speaker, media trainer, brand influencer and mum". Her headline title is "Creatives Director" at Africa Speaks Limited, a private Ugandan company, limited by shares, which was incorporated on 2 October 2006.

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35. Frank Tumwebaze

1976-. (aged 50)

politician minister

Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze is a Ugandan teacher and politician. He is the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, since 8 June 2021. He serves under the National Resistance Movement political party

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36. Jim Muhwezi

1950-. (aged 76)

military personnel lawyer minister politician

Major General Jim Muhwezi Katugugu (born 23 August 1950) is a Ugandan lawyer, politician and former military officer. He has served as the Cabinet Minister for National Security in the Ugandan Cabinet since 8 June 2021.

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37. Paul Ssemogerere

1932-2022 (aged 90)

politician

Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere was a Ugandan politician who was the Leader of the Opposition of Uganda from 1980 to 1985 and the Leader of the Democratic Party for 25 years. He was a key figure in Ugandan politics until his retirement in 2005.

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38. Amelia Kyambadde

1955-. (aged 71)

minister businessperson politician

Amelia Anne Kyambadde is a Ugandan politician, philanthropist and Women activist. She is the Senior Presidential Advisor on Industry to the President of Uganda. She served as the Cabinet Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives in the Ugandan Cabinet from 2016 to 2021. She replaced Kahinda Otafiire, who was appointed Minister for Justice. Amelia Kyambade represented Mawokota County North in...

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39. Mary Karooro Okurut

1954-2025 (aged 71)

lecturer columnist writer minister politician

Mary Busingye Karooro Okurut, more commonly known as Mary Karooro Okurut, was a Ugandan educator, author and politician. She was a Cabinet Minister in Charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. Prior to that, from 1 March 2015 until 6 June 2016,...

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40. Moses Magogo Hassim

1976-. (aged 50)

president historical period

Moses Magogo Hassim is a Ugandan sports administrator and politician. He is the current president of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), and Former Executive member of Confederation of African Football (CAF). In the 2021 general election he was elected to Parliament, representing Budiope East in Buyende District, for the National Resistance Movement.

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41. Aronda Nyakairima

1959-2015 (aged 56)

minister military officer politician

Aronda Nyakairima was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served in the cabinet of Uganda as minister of internal affairs from 2013 until his death on 11 September 2015. Previously, he served as the chief of defence forces in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) from 2003 to 2013.

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42. Charles Mayiga

1962-. (aged 64)

author lawyer politician

Charles Peter Mayiga is a Ugandan lawyer, cultural leader and author and business man. He is the current Katikkiro ( Prime minister) of Buganda kingdom, a constitutional monarchy in present-day Uganda. He was appointed to that position by the reigning Kabaka of Buganda, His Majesty Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda, in May 2013, replacing Engineer John Baptist Walusimbi.

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43. Richard Sezibera

1964-. (aged 62)

physician diplomat minister politician

Richard Sezibera is a Rwandan medical doctor, diplomat and politician, who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 18 October 2018 until November 4, 2019. He replaced Louise Mushikiwabo. He was replaced by Vincent Biruta on November 4, 2019.

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44. Otieno Kajwang

1959-2014 (aged 55)

minister lawyer politician

Gerald Otieno Kajwang was a Kenyan politician. He belonged to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Mbita Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election. In the bitterly contested 2013 elections, Otieno Kajwang was elected to represent Homa Bay County in the Senate of Kenya. Upon his death, his brother, Moses...

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45. Gilbert Bukenya

1949-. (aged 77)

businessperson university teacher minister public health scientist politician

Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya is a Ugandan politician and Physician who was the 7th vice president of Uganda from 23 May 2003 until 23 May 2011. He has represented the constituency of Busiro County North in the Ugandan Parliament since 1996. His autobiography, Intricate Corridors to Power, was published in 2008.

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46. Sylvia Tamale

1962-. (aged 64)

writer civil rights advocate lawyer university teacher

Sylvia Rosila Tamale is a Ugandan academic, and human rights activist in Uganda. She was the first woman dean in the law faculty at Makerere University, Uganda.

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47. Simon Lokodo

1957-2022 (aged 65)

politician

Simon Lokodo was a Ugandan politician who served as Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity in the Office of the President of Uganda since 2011. Previously, he was the Minister of State for Industry from 2009 to 2011. He also served as the elected Member of Parliament representing Dodoth County, Kaabong District since 2006 until he lost his Parliamentary...

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48. Jackie Chandiru

1984-. (aged 42)

singer

Jackie Chandiru is a Ugandan musician. She is popularly known by the polynym "Queen Of The Nile." She was the lead member of the girl music group the Blu*3. In 2014, she was a featured artist in Coke Studio Africa.

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49. Jennifer Musisi

lawyer

Jennifer Semakula Musisi is a Ugandan lawyer, public administrator, and academic. She gained prominence as the first Executive Director of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) from 2011 to 2018, where she spearheaded significant transformations in the Ugandan capital. Following her tenure at KCCA, she became the first City Leader in Residence at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.

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50. Judith Babirye

1977-. (aged 49)

singer politician

Judith Babirye is a Ugandan gospel musician and politician. She is a senior pastor at New Life Deliverance Church, located in Makindye Division, in the southeastern part of Kampala, Uganda's capital city.

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51. Jane Aceng

1968-. (aged 58)

minister pediatrician politician

Jane Ruth Aceng is a Ugandan pediatrician and politician. She is the Minister of Health in the Cabinet of Uganda. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. Before that, from June 2011 until June 2016, she served as the Director General of Medical Services in the Ugandan Ministry of Health.

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52. David Bahati

1973-. (aged 53)

accountant politician

David Bahati is a Ugandan accountant and politician. He is the Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives in the Cabinet of Uganda. He was appointed to that position in a cabinet reshuffle on 9 June 2021. He was previously the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning) replacing Matia Kasaija. He is a member of...

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53. Kahinda Otafiire

1950-. (aged 76)

minister military personnel politician

Major General Kahinda Otafiire is a Ugandan politician and retired military officer. He is the current Minister of Internal Affairs in the Cabinet of Uganda, since 8 June 2021.

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54. Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula

1916-1983 (aged 67)

politician

Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula was a Zambian nationalist leader involved in the movement for the independence of Northern Rhodesia, as Zambia was known until the end of British rule in 1964. He was born in the village of Maala in the Namwala district of Zambia's southern province. He was the youngest of three children and the only son.

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55. Bethwell Allan Ogot

1929-2025 (aged 96)

historian university teacher

Bethwell Allan Ogot was a Kenyan historian and academic who specialised in African history, research methods, and theory. One of his works started by saying that "to tell the story of a past so as to portray an inevitable destiny is, for humankind, a need as universal as tool-making. To that extent, we may say that a human being is,...

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56. Flavia Tumusiime

1988-. (aged 38)

film director television personality actor radio personality

Flavia Tumusiime is a Ugandan actress, media personality, media and tech communications consultant, VJ, radio and television host, voice-over artist, emcee and author of 30 Days of Flavia. She played the lead role of Kamali Tenywa in Nana Kagga's television series, Beneath the Lies, from 2014 to 2016. On April 7th 2025 she was announced the new head of broadcasting...

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57. Elly Tumwine

1954-2022 (aged 68)

military personnel artist minister politician

General Elly Tuhirirwe Tumwine was a Ugandan military officer, designer, visual artist, and educator. He was the former Security Minister in the Cabinet of Uganda, from March 2018 until 2021. He retired from active military service in July 2022.

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58. Phiona Nyamutoro

politician

Phiona Nyamutoro is a Ugandan politician and legislator serving as the National Female Youth Member of parliament in the eleventh parliament of Uganda. She is also the current Minister of state for Minerals in the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development, to which she was appointed in March 2024. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) on...

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59. Mugisha Muntu

1958-. (aged 68)

military personnel politician

Gregory Mugisha Muntuyera, commonly referred to as Mugisha Muntu, is a Ugandan politician and retired military officer. He is the current president of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), a political party he founded in March 2019.

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60. Spice Diana

1986-. (aged 40)

musician

Namukwaya Hajara Diana, professionally known as Spice Diana, is a Ugandan musician.

61. Specioza Kazibwe

1955-. (aged 71)

minister politician surgeon

Speciosa Naigaga Wandira Kazibwe is a Ugandan politician and first female vice president in Africa. She was the sixth vice president of Uganda from 1994 to 2003, making her the first woman in Africa to hold the position of vice president of a sovereign nation. Kazibwe is also a Ugandan surgeon. She is also referred to as "Nnalongo", because of...

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62. Norbert Mao

1967-. (aged 59)

lawyer politician

Norbert Mao is a Ugandan political activist and lawyer. He has been president of the Democratic Party since 2010, three time presidential candidate and served as the Local Council 5 chairman for Gulu District. He is the current minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the Ugandan government, an office he assumed on 21 July 2022. He was appointed to...

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63. Andrew Mwenda

1972-. (aged 54)

journalist

Andrew Mwenda is a Ugandan print, radio and television journalist, and the founder and owner of The Independent, a current affairs newsmagazine. He was previously the political editor of The Daily Monitor, a Ugandan newspaper, and was the presenter of Andrew Mwenda Live on KFM Radio in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.

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64. Moses Ali

1939-. (aged 87)

military personnel lawyer minister politician

Moses Ali is a Ugandan lawyer, politician and retired military officer. He is the current Second Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of Government Business in Parliament.

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65. Miria Obote

1936-. (aged 90)

politician

Miria Obote is a Ugandan politician and former first lady of Uganda. She was first lady during the two presidencies of her husband, Milton Obote, from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985. In November 2005 she was elected president of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), becoming the first woman to lead a major political party in Uganda. As...

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66. Benedicto Kiwanuka

1922-1972 (aged 50)

military personnel judge politician

Benedicto Kagimu Mugumba Kiwanuka was a Ugandan politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Uganda. He was the leader of the Democratic Party, and one of the political figures in Uganda that led the country in the transition between colonial British rule and independence. He was assassinated in 1972 by Idi Amin's regime.

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67. Peter Anyang' Nyong'o

1945-. (aged 81)

politician minister

Peter Anyang' Nyong'o is a Kenyan politician and author who is the Governor of Kisumu County. He is a former Secretary-General of Orange Democratic Movement. Professor Nyong'o was the acting party leader from 11 March until late May 2009 when Raila Odinga was in the United States and was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007...

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68. Mukhisa Kituyi

1956-. (aged 70)

politician minister

Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi is a Kenyan politician who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD from September 2013 to February 2021 when he stepped down to run for the Kenyan Presidency. Prior to joining UNCTAD, Kituyi was Chief Executive of the Kenya Institute of Governance, based in Nairobi. He served as Kenya's Minister of...

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69. Sam Kutesa

1949-. (aged 77)

lawyer diplomat minister politician

Sam Kahamba Kutesa is a Ugandan politician, businessman and lawyer involved in several corruption cases. By the marriage of his daughter Charlotte Kutesa Muhoozi with Muhoozi he became part of the inner circle of president Museveni.

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70. Stella Nyanzi

1974-. (aged 52)

researcher human rights defender

Stella Nyanzi is a Ugandan human rights advocate, poet, medical anthropologist, feminist, queer rights advocate, and scholar of sexuality, family planning, and public health. In 2017, she was arrested for insulting the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni.

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71. Cleopa Msuya

1931-2025 (aged 94)

politician minister

Cleopa David Msuya was the Prime Minister of Tanzania from 7 November 1980 to 24 February 1983 and again from 7 December 1994 to 28 November 1995.

72. Edward Ssekandi

1943-. (aged 83)

minister lawyer politician

Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi is an Ugandan lawyer and politician who has served as the 8th Vice President of Uganda until 2021. He was a member of the Parliament of Uganda from 1996 to 2021, and Speaker from 2001 to 2011.

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73. Rebecca Kadaga

1956-. (aged 70)

minister lawyer politician

Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga is a Ugandan lawyer and politician who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda from 19 May 2011 until 21 May 2021. She is the First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda and the Minister for East African Community Affairs, in the Cabinet of Uganda.

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74. David Muhoozi

1965-. (aged 61)

military personnel politician

David Rubakuba Muhoozi is an Ugandan military officer and lawyer. Since 6 June 2021, he has been serving as the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, replacing Obiga Kania.

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75. Amama Mbabazi

1949-. (aged 77)

minister lawyer politician

John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, SC is a Ugandan politician who served as the ninth Prime Minister of Uganda from 24 May 2011 to 19 September 2014. He played an instrumental role in Uganda's protracted liberation struggle from several tyrannical governments (1972-1986) and is a founding member of the National Resistance Movement, the ruling political party in Uganda.

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76. Dr. Hamis Kiggundu

1984-. (aged 42)

writer lawyer businessperson non-fiction writer real estate developer

Dr. Hamis Kiggundu, commonly known as Ham, is a Ugandan businessman, lawyer, and author. He is the CEO of the Ham Group of Companies and has written two books: Success and Failure Based on Reason and Reality (2018) and Reason as the World Masterpiece (2021).

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77. Jacob Oulanyah

1965-2022 (aged 57)

economist lawyer politician

Jacob L'Okori Oulanyah was a Ugandan agricultural economist, lawyer, and politician, who served as the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda from 2021 to 2022. He was elected to that position on 24 May 2021, after defeating his tenacious rival the then incumbent Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga.

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78. John Sentamu

1949-. (aged 77)

politician Anglican priest

John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu, Baron Sentamu, PC is a retired Anglican bishop and life peer. He was Archbishop of York and Primate of England from 2005 to 2020. In retirement he was subject to investigation over his handling of child sexual abuse allegations and was asked to step back from ministry because of his mishandling of deviant clergy.

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79. Benjamin Mkapa

1938-2020 (aged 82)

lawyer diplomat minister politician

Benjamin William Mkapa was the third president of Tanzania, in office from 1995 to 2005. He was Chairman of the Revolutionary State Political Party (Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM).

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80. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga

1911-1994 (aged 83)

minister independence fighter politician

Jaramogi Ajuma Oginga Odinga was a Kenyan politician who became a prominent figure in Kenya's struggle for independence. He served as the Kenya's first vice-president, and thereafter as an opposition leader. Jaramogi’s son Raila Odinga (1945–2025) was the second Prime Minister of Kenya, and his other son, Oburu Odinga, is a former assistant minister in the Ministry of Finance.

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81. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

1949-. (aged 77)

writer broadcaster journalist columnist

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown FRSL is a British journalist and author. A columnist for the The i Paper and the Evening Standard, she is a commentator on immigration, diversity, and multiculturalism issues.

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82. Kizza Besigye Kifeefe

1956-. (aged 70)

physician military personnel politician

Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe, commonly known by his nickname Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye, is a Ugandan physician, politician, and former military officer. He served as the president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party and was an unsuccessful candidate in Uganda's 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016 presidential elections, losing all of them to the incumbent, Yoweri Museveni, who...

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83. James Kabarebe

1959-. (aged 67)

minister military officer politician

James Kabarebe is a Rwandan retired military officer who serves as Minister of State for Regional Integration in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

84. Julia Sebutinde

1954-. (aged 72)

lawyer judge

Julia Sebutinde is a Ugandan jurist. She is currently serving her second term on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) following her re-election on 12 November 2020. She also is the current chancellor of Muteesa I Royal University, a university owned by the Buganda kingdom. She has been a judge on the court since March 2012. She is the first...

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85. Ruhakana Rugunda

1947-. (aged 79)

physician diplomat minister politician

Ruhakana Rugunda is a Ugandan physician and politician who was Prime Minister of Uganda from 2014 to 2021. He held a long series of cabinet posts under President Yoweri Museveni beginning in 1986. He served as Uganda's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1996, and Minister of Internal Affairs from 2003 to 2009. Subsequently, he was Permanent Representative to...

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86. Robert Ouko

1931-1990 (aged 59)

politician minister

John Robert Ouko was a Kenyan politician who served two spells as Foreign Minister of Kenya: from 1979 to 1983 and from 1988 to 1990. Ouko served in the government of Kenya from the colonial period through the presidencies of Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi. He was a member of the National Assembly for Kisumu and a cabinet minister,...

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87. Anne Kansiime

1986-. (aged 40)

actor television producer writer

Anne Kansiime Kubiryaba, better known as Anne Kansiime, is a Ugandan entertainer, comedian, and actress. She has been referred to as "Africa's Queen of Comedy" by some African media outlets.

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88. Jessica Alupo

1974-. (aged 52)

teacher vice president military officer educator minister

Jessica Rose Epel Alupo commonly known as Jessica Alupo, is a Ugandan politician who is the ninth and current vice president of Uganda since 2021. She is also an educator, and former military officer. She previously served in the cabinet of Uganda as minister of education between 2011 and 2016. She is also an elected member of parliament as Katakwi...

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89. Milton Obote

1925-2005 (aged 80)

politician

Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and the president of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and later from 1980 to 1985.

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90. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

1938-2025 (aged 87)

playwright writer university teacher novelist essayist

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a Kenyan author and academic, who has been described as East Africa's leading novelist and an important figure in modern African literature.

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91. Mwai Kibaki

1931-2022 (aged 91)

minister economist politician

Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki CGH was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013. He served in various leadership positions in Kenya's government including being the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP) in Kenya from 1963 to 2013. He was the fourth Vice-President of Kenya for ten years from 1978 to...

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92. Paul Kagame

1957-. (aged 69)

politician

Paul Kagame is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the President of Rwanda since 2000. He was previously considered Rwanda's de facto leader between 1994 and 2000, while Vice President and Minister of Defence under President Pasteur Bizimungu, until assuming the Presidency in 2000. He was previously a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a...

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93. Anita Among

1973-. (aged 53)

lawyer politician

Anita Annet Among is a Ugandan accountant, lawyer and politician who is the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda since 2022. She also concurrently serves as the elected Member of Parliament for the Bukedea District Women Constituency, the same position she held in the 10th Parliament (2016–2021). She was in the FDC party before she joined the ruling NRM...

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94. Winnie Kiiza

1972-. (aged 54)

secretary politician

Winifred Kiiza is a Ugandan teacher and politician, who served as the Leader of Opposition in the Ugandan Parliament, from May 2016 until August 2018. She was replaced as Leader of Opposition by Betty Aol Ochan.

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95. Bobi Wine

1982-. (aged 44)

musician boxer politician businessperson film actor

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, commonly known by his stage name Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan activist, opposition leader politician, singer, lawyer and actor. He is a former Member of Parliament for Kyadondo County East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region.

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96. Seif Sharif Hamad

1943-2021 (aged 78)

politician

Seif Sharif Hamad was a Tanzanian politician who served as the First Vice President of Zanzibar and as Party Chairman of ACT Wazalendo.

97. Yoweri Museveni

1944-. (aged 82)

writer military personnel minister politician

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa is a Ugandan politician and former military officer who has served as the president of Uganda since 1986. Born in Ntungamo, Uganda (then under British control), Museveni studied political science from the University of Dar es Salaam where he initiated the University Students' African Revolutionary Front. In 1972, he joined the failed invasion of Uganda against...

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98. Joseph Kabila

1971-. (aged 55)

military personnel politician

Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician and former military officer who was the fourth President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila, in the context of the Second Congo War. He was allowed to remain in power as the president of...

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99. Julius Nyerere

1922-1999 (aged 77)

linguist writer translator teacher educator

Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika as prime minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as president from 1962 to 1964, after which he led its successor state, Tanzania, as president from 1964 to 1985. He was a founding member and chair of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) party and...

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100. Apolo Nsibambi

1940-2019 (aged 79)

university teacher minister politician

Apolo Robin Nsibambi was a Ugandan academic and politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of Uganda from 5 April 1999 until 24 May 2011, when Amama Mbabazi succeeded him.

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