List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Uganda

This article lists the ministers of foreign affairs of Uganda since the country gained independence from the United Kingdom on 9 October 1962.[1][2]

List of ministers

NumberNameFromToNotes
1Milton Obote
1962
1966
Sam Odaka was minister of State from 1964 to 1966[2]
2Sam Odaka
1966
1971
3Joshua Wanume Kibedi
1971
1973
Paul Etyang
1973
1973
In acting capacity
4Michael Ondoga
1973
1974
5Princess Elizabeth of Toro
1974
1974
Princess (Batebe) of the Tooro Kingdom
6Idi Amin
1974
1975
First tenure;
Juma Oris served as acting minister during this time[3]
7Juma Oris
1975
1978
8Idi Amin
1978
1979
Second tenure
9Juma Bashir
?
1979
Last foreign minister under the Amin regime; fled to Juba in Sudan during the Uganda–Tanzania War[4][5]
10Otema Allimadi
1979
1979
11Godfrey Binaisa
1979
1979
12Otema Allimadi
1979
1980
13Milton Obote
1980
1985
14John Luwuliza Kirunda
1985
1985
15Olara Otunnu
1985
1986
16Ibrahim Mukiibi
1986
1988
17Paul Ssemogerere
1988
1994
18Ruhakana Rugunda
1994
1996
19Eriya Kategaya
1996
2001
20James Wapakhabulo
2001
2004
Died in office
Tom Butime
2004
2005
In acting capacity
21Sam Kutesa
2005
2014
Henry Oryem Okello
2014
2015
In acting capacity while Sam Kutesa was President of the United Nations General Assembly
Sam Kutesa
2015
present

See also

References

  1. MOFA (26 June 2017). "Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): About Us". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. Rulers (26 June 2017). "List of Foreign Ministers of Uganda since 1962". Rulers.org (Rulers). Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. Keesing's Record (1975), p. 7.
  4. Seftel 2010, p. 239.
  5. Wren, Christopher S. (13 June 1979). "Ugandan Refugees Finding A Haven in Southern Sudan". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

Bibliography

  • "B. UGANDA" (PDF). Keesing's Record of World Events. 21. August 1975.
  • Seftel, Adam, ed. (2010) [1st pub. 1994]. Uganda: The Bloodstained Pearl of Africa and Its Struggle for Peace. From the Pages of Drum. Kampala: Fountain Publishers. ISBN 978-9970-02-036-2.
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