Jacqueline Susan Ruhindi Mbabazi (born 18 August 1954) is a

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

n educator, politician and businesswoman. She is the wife of the former

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Amama Mbabazi John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, SC (simply known as Amama Mbabazi, born 16 January 1949) 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 pro ...

. She also serves as the

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of the Women's League in the

National Resistance Movement The National Resistance Movement ( sw, Harakati za Upinzani za Kitaifa; abbr. NRM) has been the ruling party in Uganda since 1986. History The National Resistance Movement (NRM) was founded as a liberation movement that waged a guerrilla ...

(NRM), the ruling political party in Uganda.

Background

The fourth of eleven children, she was born in

Rukungiri District Rukungiri District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Rukungiri is the site of the district headquarters. Location The district is bordered by Lake Edward to the North West, Rubirizi District to the northeast, Mitooma D ...

on 18 August 1954 and is the daughter of Canon Gereshomu and Evalina Ruhindi.

Education

Jacqueline Mbabazi attended several primary schools in

Kabale District Kabale District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. Kabale hosts the district headquarters. It was originally part of Kigezi District, before the districts of Rukungiri, Kanungu, Kisoro, Rubanda and Rukiga and were excised to form se ...

, where her father worked for the

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. She attended

Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School Bweranyangi Girls' Secondary School is a girls-only boarding middle and high school in Bushenyi District in the Western Region of Uganda. Location The school campus is located on Bweranyangi Hill (elevation:) in the southern suburbs of the town ...

Bushenyi District Bushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located. Location Bushenyi District is bordered by Rubirizi District to the n ...

for her O’Level education. She then transferred to

Trinity College Nabbingo Trinity College Nabbingo (TRICONA), is an all-girls boarding school covering grades 8–13 in Central Uganda. Location The school is located on a hill in the village of Nabbingo, in Wakiso District, approximately , by road, south-west of Kampal ...

for her A’Level studies. In 1973, she joined

Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of n ...

's largest and oldest

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, graduating in 1976, with the degree of

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(BSc) and a concurrent Diploma in Education. During the early 1980s, she continued her education in Sweden by obtaining the Diploma in the Swedish Language and the degree of Master of Sciences (MSc) in

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. Later she also obtained a Diploma in International Management at

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, Sweden.

Work experience

Following her studies at Makerere University, she taught at

Kitante Hill Secondary School Kitante Hill Senior Secondary School (KHSS), sometimes referred to as Kitante Hill School, is a public, mixed, day school located in ''Kitante'', a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, the capital and largest metropolitan area in Uganda. It cate ...

, between 1976 until 1981. Following her return from exile in 1988, she worked with the Uganda Ministry of Defence, to set up the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), a government organisation that aimed to re-integrate retired soldiers from the

Uganda Bush War The Ugandan Bush War, also known as the Luwero War, the Ugandan Civil War or the Resistance War, was a civil war fought in Uganda by the official Ugandan government and its armed wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), against a number ...

into civilian life. She was one of the Ugandan technocrats who founded the

Uganda Revenue Authority The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is a government revenue collection agency established by the Parliament of Uganda. Operating under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the URA is responsible for enforcing, assessing, ...

(URA) in 1992. Her initial position at the URA was Assistant Commissioner for Customs and Excise. She later became Deputy Commissioner and then Commissioner for Customs and Excise. In 1999, she left the Uganda Revenue Authority, to form, along with others, the Agency for National Development, a

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to help youth and women. She served as a non-Executive Director and Head of Training. After 3 years in that position, she served as the

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of Luweero Industries Limited, a government-owned small-arms manufacturer. She retired from government service. On 8 December 2017 Mbabazi was appointed as chairperson for the board of directors of the Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority.

Personal details

She is married to the former

of Uganda,

. They have six children and eleven grandchildren. Jacqueline Mbabazi is fluent in

Runyakitara Runyakitara is a standardized language based on four closely related languages of western Uganda: * Nyoro or ''Runyoro'' * Kiga (Chiga) or ''Rukiga'' * Nkore or ''Runyankole'' * Tooro or ''Rutooro'' Jouni Filip Maho's 2009 New Updated Guthrie ...

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and

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Other responsibilities

Following her retirement from civil service, she now works full-time for the Agency for National Development. She concurrently serves as the Chairperson of the National Women's League of the National Resistance Movement, the ruling political party in Uganda. She is also Lay Canon in the

References

External links

Uganda: Statement By Amama Mbabazi's Wife, Jacqueline Mbabazi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mbabazi, Jacqueline Living people 1954 births Makerere University alumni People from Rukungiri District National Resistance Movement politicians People educated at Trinity College Nabbingo People educated at Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School