Doris Akol is a Ugandan lawyer 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 a former Commissioner General of the

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. She was appointed to that position by Maria Kiwanuka, the Ugandan Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, on 27 October 2014. She replaced

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, who retired after two consecutive five-year terms.

Education

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

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. She then attended

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, for her A-Level studies. She holds the degree of

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, 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, obtained from the

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, in Kampala. Her Diploma in Financial Management, was obtained from the

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. She holds a degree of

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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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Work experience

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

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, at their

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

Awards

In September 2018, 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. In September 2014, Akol was awarded the Best Female Lawyer of the year. The Uganda Law Society’s Female Lawyers’ Committee held the first ever “Women In Law Awards” dinner on 19 September 2014 at the Serena Hotel Kampala. She was recognized as woman who achieved professional excellence in her field of law where she provided a forum for networking, educating, mentoring and information-sharing with women in the legal profession and the entire world.

References

External links

Website of the International Monetary Fund
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