Maria Kiwanuka

Maria Kiwanuka
Born	Kampala, Uganda
Residence	Kololo, Kampala, Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Ethnicity	Muganda
Citizenship	Uganda
Education	Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Master of Business Administration (MBA) London Business School, London, United Kingdom.
Occupation	Economist, Politician, Businesswoman
Years active	1984 — present
Known for	Entrepreneurship, Honesty
Home town	Kampala
Title	Uganda Minister of Finance
Religion	Anglican
Spouse	Mohan Kiwanuka

Maria Kiwanuka is a Ugandan economist, businesswoman and politician. She is the current Minister of Finance in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011.^[1] On account of being a cabinet minister she is an ex-officio member of the Ugandan Parliament. Prior to her current position, she was the Managing Director of Radio One and Radio Two, in Uganda, in which her family owns majority shareholding. She also served as a non-Executive board member on the Board of Directors of the Aga Khan Foundation (East Africa), the Nabagereka Development Trust, Nkumba University, Uganda Development Bank and Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited.^[2]

Background

She was born in Kampala, Uganda's capital city in the mid 1950s.

Education

Maria Kiwanuka attended Gayaza High School, a prestigious all-girls boarding high school, located about 26 kilometres (16 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, graduating in 1973. In 1974 she entered Makerere University, Uganda's oldest institution of higher education. She graduated in 1977 with the degree of Bachelor of Commerce (BCom). She later pursued further education at the London Business School in the United Kingdom, graduating with the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA).^[3]

Work experience

Beginning around 1980, she worked for more than ten years with the World Bank, as an Economist and Financial Analyst for the East Asian and Southern African regions. Specifically she covered projects in Burma, Malawi, Swaziland and Uganda.^[4] After she left the World Bank, she returned to her native Uganda and went into private business. Together with members of her family, she founded businesses in the areas of broadcasting, publishing, real estate and economic consulting. She has served as a financial adviser to the Nabagereka of Buganda since the early 2000s.

Personal details

Maria Kiwanuka is married to Mohan Kiwanuka, the Managing Director of Oscar Industries Limited. In 2007, four years prior to Maria Kiwanuka's being appointed Finance Minister, her husband was listed as one of the wealthiest people in Uganda.^[5]

External links

• Website of the Parliament of Uganda
• Full List of Ugandan Cabinet Mininisters, 27 May 2011

See also

• Parliament of Uganda
• Cabinet of Uganda
• Kampala District
• Economy of Uganda
• List of wealthiest people in Uganda

References

1. ^ Museveni Names New Cabinet
2. ^ Maria Kiwanuka Served on the Board of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Since 29 July 2008
3. ^ The Educational History of Maria Kiwanuka
4. ^ History of Maria Kiwanuka's Work At The World Bank
5. ^ Who Are The Wealthiest People In Uganda?

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Name	Kiwanuka, Maria
Alternative names	Kiwana
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Place of birth	Kampala, Uganda
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