Amama Mbabazi

Amama Mbabazi
Prime Minister of Uganda
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 May 2011
President	Yoweri Museveni
Deputy	Eriya Kategaya
Preceded by	Apolo Nsibambi
Minister for Security
In office 24 February 2009 – 24 May 2011
President	Yoweri Museveni
Prime Minister	Apolo Nsibambi
Preceded by	Kabakumba Masiko
Succeeded by	Wilson Muruuli Mukasa
Attorney General of Uganda
In office 1 May 2004 – 9 March 2006
President	Yoweri Museveni
Prime Minister	Apolo Nsibambi
Preceded by	Francis Ayume
Succeeded by	Khiddu Makubuya
Member of Parliament from Kanungu District
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 February 2003
Preceded by	Constituency estabilished
Personal details
Born	Patrick Amama Mbabazi (1949-01-16) 16 January 1949 (age 63) Kabale, Uganda
Political party	National Resistance Movement
Alma mater	Makerere University Law Development Centre
Religion	Protestant

Patrick Amama Mbabazi (born 16 January 1949) is a senior Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the current Prime Minister of Uganda, a position he has held since 24 May 2011.^[1] Prior to his current position, he served as the Minister for Security in the Ugandan Cabinet, from February 2009 until May 2011.^[2] He also served as the Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement political party from June 2010 until June 2011.^{[3] [4]} Amama Mbabazi also serves as the Member of Parliament for Kinkiizi West constituency in Kanungu District, a position he has held since 2003.^[5]

Background

He was born in Mparo village, Rukiga County, in present-day Kabale District.^[6]

Education

Mbabazi holds a law degree, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), from Makerere University, obtained in 1975. He also holds the postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice obtained from the Law Development Center in Kampala. He is an Advocate of the Courts of Judicature of Uganda and a member of the Uganda Law Society since 1977.

Professional career

Prior to joining politics, he worked as State Attorney in the Attorney General's Chambers, rising to the position of Secretary of the Uganda Law Council. Between 1986 and 1991 he served as Director General of the External Security Organization (ESO), being the first person to serve in that position. In 1994, he served as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly that drew up the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. He became the Chairman of the National Resistance Movement Delegates Caucus.

He has also served as Minister of State in the President's office, in-charge of Political Affairs. Between 1986 and 1992 he was Minister of State for Defence. Subsequently, he served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation. In 2004, he was appointed as Attorney General and Minister of Justice. He held that portfolio until he was appointed Minister of Defence in 2006, a position he held until he was appointed Security Minister.^[7] He served as Security Minister from February 2009 until May 2011, when he was appointed Prime Minister. He is the tenth Prime Minister in Uganda's history.^[8]

Diplomacy

Over the years, Amama Mbabazi has represented Uganda in international fora, including the United Nations Security Council, where he argued for the International Community to allow the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) to pursue the Lord's Resistance Army fighters beyond Uganda's borders.^[9] He also represented Uganda at the signing of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement that resulted in the resolution of the Second Congo War.

See also

• Cabinet of Uganda
• Parliament of Uganda
• Kanungu District

References

External links

• 04 November 2008 NRM Caucus Exonerates Mbabazi UGPulse.com
• Fallout From Temangalo Scandal