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'''Alex Mubiru''' is a [[Uganda]]n economist and |
'''Alex Mutebi Mubiru''' is a [[Uganda]]n economist, development banker and former academic, currently serving as Director General in the Cabinet of the President of the [[African Development Bank]] (AfDB), since August 2022, based at the bank's headquarters in [[Abidjan]], [[Ivory Coast]].<ref name="1R">{{cite web| work=African Development Bank website |url= https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/african-development-bank-appoints-dr-alex-mubiru-director-general-cabinet-office-54015 |title= African Development Bank appoints Dr. Alex Mubiru as Director General, Cabinet Office |date=9 August 2022 | author=African Development Bank Communications Department |access-date=13 February 2024 | place=Abidjan, Ivory Coast}}</ref> <ref name="2R">{{cite web| url=http://nilepost.co.ug/2021/12/22/ugandas-alex-mubiru-appointed-acting-director-general-of-african-development-bank/ |title=Uganda’s Alex Mubiru appointed Acting Director General of African Development Bank |work=Nile Post Uganda |date=22 December 2021 |author=Samuel Muhimba |access-date=6 January 2022 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> |
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title=Uganda’s Alex Mubiru appointed Acting Director General of African Development Bank |work=Nile Post Uganda |date=22 December 2021 |author=Samuel Muhimba |access-date=6 January 2022 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
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==Background and education== |
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| ⚫ | Mubiru holds a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[Philosophy]], [[Political Science]] and [[Economics]] from [[Macalester College]], in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], in the United States. His [[Master's Degree]] in Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning as well as his [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree in [[Public Affairs]], were both awarded by [[Princeton University]]’s School of Public and International Affairs, in [[New Jersey]], in the United States.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/> |
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==Career== |
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He began his career as a Research Associate at the [[Thailand Development Research Institute]] (TDRI), in their International Economics Program, from 1994 until 1995. Later, from 1999 until 2001, he worked as the Project Economist for the [[World Bank]], based at their Thailand Office.<ref name="1R"/> |
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| ⚫ | Mubiru then spent the next nine years in [[academia]]. He was an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the [[Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy]] at the [[National University of Singapore]], from 2001 until 2008. He also briefly worked as Assistant Professor of Social Science at the [[Singapore Management University]] from 2008 until 2009.<ref name="1R"/> |
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| ⚫ | In 2009, he joined the AfDB as a Principal Research Economist at the AfDB’s then temporary office in [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]. He next served as the Principal Country Economist, at the AfDB Country Office in [[Dar es Salaam]], [[United Republic of Tanzania]], serving there from 2010 until 2012, before being reassigned as Lead Strategy Advisor in the AfDB’s Strategy and Operations Policy Department, from 2012 until 2014. During this time, Mubiru was a member of the core team that oversaw the development of AfDB's ''Ten-Year Strategy (2013 to 2022) '' and was task manager for the development of the AfDB's ''Private Sector Strategy (2013 to 2017)''.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/> |
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| ⚫ | Mubiru then spent the next nine years in [[academia]]. He was an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the [[Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy]] at the [[National University of Singapore]], from 2001 until 2008. He |
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Starting from 2014, Mubiru served as Manager in the AfDB’s Resource Mobilization Department at the AfDB, until 2018 when he was appointed as Country Representative to the [[Republic of Tanzania]], where he managed a portfolio of over $2.3 billion, and serving there until 2020. In November 2020, [[Akinwumi Adesina]], the President of AfDB, appointed Mubiru to his Cabinet as Director of Strategy and Delivery, the position from which he was thereafter elevated to his current position.<ref name="1R"/> |
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| ⚫ | In 2009, he joined the AfDB as a Principal Research Economist. He |
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==Personal details== |
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Mubiru served as the Manager, Resource Mobilization Department at the AfDB, from 2014 until 2018. That year, he was appointed as the AfDB's Country Representative to the [[Republic of Tanzania]], serving there until 2020. In November 2020, [[Akinwumi Adesina]], the President of AfDB, appointed Mubiru to his Cabinet as Director of Strategy and Delivery.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/><ref name="3R">{{cite web| work=Ecofin Agency | url=https://www.ecofinagency.com/finance/1410-41932-african-development-bank-group-appoints-dr-alex-mubiru-director-strategy-and-delivery-in-the-office-of-the-president |date=14 October 2020 |title=African Development Bank Group appoints Dr. Alex Mubiru, Director (Strategy and Delivery) in the Office of the President | author=African Development Bank |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> |
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In his capacity as Acting Director General at AfDB, Mubiru replaced [[Yacine Fal]], a national of [[Senegal]] who was promoted to serve as ''Acting Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery'', at AfDB.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/> |
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Revision as of 19:38, 13 February 2024
Alex Mutebi Mubiru | |
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| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Education | Macalester College Bachelor of Arts Princeton University Master’s Degree in Public Affairs Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs |
| Occupation | Economist & Public Administrator |
| Years active | 1994 — present |
| Title | Acting Director General in the Cabinet of the President of the African Development Bank |
Alex Mutebi Mubiru is a Ugandan economist, development banker and former academic, currently serving as Director General in the Cabinet of the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), since August 2022, based at the bank's headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[1] [2]
Education
Mubiru holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics from Macalester College, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States. His Master's Degree in Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning as well as his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Public Affairs, were both awarded by Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, in New Jersey, in the United States.[1][2]
Career
He began his career as a Research Associate at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), in their International Economics Program, from 1994 until 1995. Later, from 1999 until 2001, he worked as the Project Economist for the World Bank, based at their Thailand Office.[1]
Mubiru then spent the next nine years in academia. He was an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, from 2001 until 2008. He also briefly worked as Assistant Professor of Social Science at the Singapore Management University from 2008 until 2009.[1]
In 2009, he joined the AfDB as a Principal Research Economist at the AfDB’s then temporary office in Tunis, Tunisia. He next served as the Principal Country Economist, at the AfDB Country Office in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, serving there from 2010 until 2012, before being reassigned as Lead Strategy Advisor in the AfDB’s Strategy and Operations Policy Department, from 2012 until 2014. During this time, Mubiru was a member of the core team that oversaw the development of AfDB's Ten-Year Strategy (2013 to 2022) and was task manager for the development of the AfDB's Private Sector Strategy (2013 to 2017).[1][2]
Starting from 2014, Mubiru served as Manager in the AfDB’s Resource Mobilization Department at the AfDB, until 2018 when he was appointed as Country Representative to the Republic of Tanzania, where he managed a portfolio of over $2.3 billion, and serving there until 2020. In November 2020, Akinwumi Adesina, the President of AfDB, appointed Mubiru to his Cabinet as Director of Strategy and Delivery, the position from which he was thereafter elevated to his current position.[1]
Personal details
A native of Uganda, Mubiru is married with two children. His late father, Joseph Mubiru, served as the Governor of the Bank of Uganda in the 1970s.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f African Development Bank Communications Department (9 August 2022). "African Development Bank appoints Dr. Alex Mubiru as Director General, Cabinet Office". African Development Bank website. Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d Samuel Muhimba (22 December 2021). "Uganda's Alex Mubiru appointed Acting Director General of African Development Bank". Nile Post Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 6 January 2022.