Apolo Nsibambi

Apolo Robin Nsibambi
8th Prime Minister of Uganda
In office
5 April 1999 – 24 May 2011
President Yoweri Museveni
Preceded by Kintu Musoke
Succeeded by Amama Mbabazi
Personal details
Born (1940-10-25) 25 October 1940
Political party National Resistance Movement
Spouse(s) Esther Nsibambi
Alma mater Makerere University under London University
(Bachelor of Science)
University of Chicago
(Master of Arts)
University of Nairobi
(Doctor of Philosophy)

Apolo Robin Nsibambi is a Ugandan academic and politician who was Prime Minister of Uganda from 5 April 1999 until 24 May 2011, when Amama Mbabazi succeeded him.[1][2]

Background and education

Apolo Nsibambi was born on 25 October 1940. He is the son of Simeon Nsibambi, who together with John E. Church led the Balokole or the "East African Revival" movement. Nsibambi attended King's College Budo for his high school education. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, with honors, from the Makerere University under London University. He also holds a Masters of Arts degree in political science from the University of Chicago in the United States. His Doctor of Philosophy degree was obtained from the University of Nairobi.

Work experience

Nsibambi served as the dean of Faculty of Social Science at Makerere University from 1978 until 1983 and from 1985 until 1987. He was appointed head of the Department of Political Science at Makerere University in 1987, a position he held until 1990. He was Director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research from 1994 to 1996.

Between 1996 and 1998, he served as Minister of Public Service in the Uganda Cabinet. In 1998 he was appointed Minister of Education and Sports, serving in that capacity until 1999 when he was appointed Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business in Parliament.

Nsibambi also served as the chancellor of Makerere University from 2003 until October 2007. He tought at the university in the 1960s, befriending author Paul Theroux, who interviewed Nsibambi in his travelogue Dark Star Safari.[3][4]

Personal details

He married his present wife, Esther, in March 2003 after the death of his first wife, Rhoda, in December 2001. He is the father of four daughters, and the grandfather of at least five grandchildren. He is of the Anglican faith.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baguma, Raymond (25 May 2011). "Nsibambi Speaks Out". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Julius Odeke, and Joseph Were (1 December 2012). "Uganda Needs Political Hygiene". The Independent (Uganda). Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Ssemutooke, Joseph (1 March 2012). "Professor Apolo Nsibambi: Legacy of A Technocrat Prime Minister". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ↑ MAK (2012). "Professor Apolo Robin Nsibambi: Former Chancellor, Makerere University". Makerere University (MAK). Retrieved 6 February 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Kintu Musoke		 Prime Minister of Uganda
1999-2011		 Succeeded by
Amama Mbabazi
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