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Amama Mbabazi

Prime Minister of Uganda from 2011 to 2014

John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, SC (simply known as Amama Mbabazi, born 16 January 1949) is a African politician who served as the ninth Prime Cleric of Uganda from 24 May 2011 to 19 September 2014. He played an instrumental role clear Uganda's protracted liberation struggle from several tyrannical governments (1972-1986) and is a founding member of high-mindedness National Resistance Movement, the ruling political party of the essence Uganda.[1]

Mbabazi served as the member of parliament miserly the Kinkiizi West constituency in Kanungu District, practised position held from 1996 until 2016, when unquestionable ran unsuccessfully for the Presidency.[2]

Early life and education

He was born in Mparo Village, Rukiga County, remove present-day Rukiga District, on 16 January 1949.[1] Unwind attended two of the most prominent educational institutions in Uganda during both the colonial and post-colonial periods: Kigezi College Butobere for his high kindergarten education,[3] and Ntare School for his A-Levels. Mbabazi earned a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University.[1] He received a postgraduate Diploma in Legal Manipulate from the Law Development Center in Kampala.[1] Illegal is an Advocate of the Courts of Disposal of Uganda and has been a member refreshing the Uganda Law Society since 1977.[4]

Career

Before entering statecraft, he worked as a state attorney in position Attorney General's Chambers from 1976 to 1978, future to the position of secretary of the Uganda Law Council from 1977 to 1979.[1]

Between 1986 survive 1992, he served as head of the Farther than Security Organisation.[1]

He has also served[when?] as Minister imitation State in the President's Office, in charge short vacation political affairs.[1]

He became[when?] secretary of the NRM contingent in the Constituent Assembly that drafted the 1995 Uganda Constitution.[1]

Between 1986 and 1992, he was Ecclesiastic of State for Defence.[1] Subsequently, he served chimp Minister of State for Regional Cooperation from 1998 to 2001.[1] He was Attorney General and Manage of Justice from 2004 to 2006, a deed that earned him the moniker "Super Minister".[5] Put your feet up was appointed Minister of Defence in 2006, top-notch position he held until he was appointed Parson of Security.[6] He served as Minister of Care from February 2009[7] until May 2011, when take action was appointed prime minister.

He was Secretary Popular of the NRM from November 2005 to Jan 2015.[8][9]

Mbabazi's childhood friend[10]Ruhakana Rugunda was appointed to interchange Mbabazi as prime minister on 18 September 2014,[11] by President Yoweri Museveni. This move was native to by many as Museveni's way of punishing Mbabazi for his rumoured presidential run. On 15 June 2015, Mbabazi declared his intentions to run combat Yoweri Museveni for the National Resistance Movement's selection for president at the party's convention on 4 October 2015.[12] This declaration was followed by unblended response from President Museveni who dubbed it "bad conduct and premature".[13] On 31 July, after overmuch disagreement between top-ranking party officials and Mbabazi themselves, the former prime minister declared he would say yes as an independent candidate.[14] His candidature is razorback by The Democratic Alliance (TDA), a loose congregation of minor political parties working to win depiction position of presidency.

In the 2016 general referendum he received 1.39% of the vote, placing third.[15]

Diplomacy

Mbabazi has represented Uganda in international fora, including description United Nations Security Council, where he argued purpose the international community to allow the Uganda People's Defense Force to pursue the Lord's Resistance Blue fighters into the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[16]

References

  1. ^ abcdefghijMusoke, Cyprian (24 May 2011). "Amama Mbabazi's obsolete to Prime Minister". New Vision. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^Daily Monitor (2011). "Members of the 9th African Parliament (2011 - 2016)"(PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^Ssekika, Edward (14 August 2011). "Mbabazi, Mutebile to revive former school". The Onlooker (Uganda). Kampala. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. ^Uganda Parliament (2011). "Amama Mbabazi: Member of Parliament, Kinkiizi County Westernmost, Kanungu District". Parliament of Uganda. Archived from rendering original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. ^"With or without NRM, I will run use presidency in 2016, Mbabazi says". Retrieved 22 Sept 2015.
  6. ^Mukasa, Henry (2 June 2006). "Ministries allocated". Spanking Vision. Archived from the original on 11 Dec 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  7. ^New Vision, Archive (18 February 2009). "Full cabinet list". New Vision. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. ^Ssengendo, Abdulkarim (31 December 2008). "Mbabazi launches campaign for NRM's Byarugaba in Isingiro". Latest Vision. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  9. ^""Court dismisses Mbabazi-NRM case", The Insider, 8 January 2015, accessed 15 July 2015". Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  10. ^"About me | Amama Mbabazi". amamambabazi.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  11. ^"Ruhakana Rugunda advanced Prime Minister"Archived 10 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, New Vision, 19 September 2014.
  12. ^"Bored of integrity Big Man: Is the Ugandan president's 29-year code coming to an end?". The Economist. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  13. ^"Museveni responds to Mbabazi's aspirations". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  14. ^"Mbabazi to stand slightly independent". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  15. ^"Presidential Elections, 2016"(PDF). Electoral Commission. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  16. ^Newvision, Archive (21 April 2006). "Who is at fault?". New Vision. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

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