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He has also served as Minister of State in the President's office, in-charge of Political Affairs. Between 1986 and 1992 he was Minister State for Defence. Subsequently, he served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation. In 2004, he was appointed Uganda's Attorney General and Minister of Justice. He held that portfolio until he was appointed Minister of Defence in 2006, a position he held until he was appointed Security Minister.<ref>[http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/501695/Amama%20Mbabazi Mbabazi Appointed Defence Minister in 2006]</ref> |
He has also served as Minister of State in the President's office, in-charge of Political Affairs. Between 1986 and 1992 he was Minister State for Defence. Subsequently, he served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation. In 2004, he was appointed Uganda's Attorney General and Minister of Justice. He held that portfolio until he was appointed Minister of Defence in 2006, a position he held until he was appointed Security Minister.<ref>[http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/501695/Amama%20Mbabazi Mbabazi Appointed Defence Minister in 2006]</ref> |
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==Controversy== |
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Amama Mbabazi was elected to the parliamentary seat of [[Kinkizi West]], in [[Kanungu District]], in 2001. Critics said that this followed a campaign in which several people were killed and alleged intimidatory tactics of the 'security and intelligence operatives'.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} His opponent, [[James Muzinguzi]], claimed to be beaten at the polls but took his complaints of violence and ballot-rigging to the Ugandan High Court, where he won.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} The judgment was appealed and Muzinguzi won the appeal.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} |
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Following this, the court ordered a fresh by-election which took place in February 2003. At this time Amama Mbabazi was Uganda's Minister for Defence and Muzinguzi complained that 7,000 UPDF soldiers had been sent to the Kinkizi West electorate to intimidate voters.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} Eventually Muzinguzi withdrew from the election and the election was declared to have been won by default by Amama Mbabazi, who continued a Defence Minister till General Museveni appointed him to the position of Attorney General in 2004. |
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In late 2008, Amama Mbabazi became embroiled in a battle with members of the Ugandan Parliament over the '''Temangalo''' scandal in which he allegedly pressured the [[National Social Security Fund (Uganda)|National Social Security Fund]] ([[NSSF]]) to buy a piece of his land for [[UGX]] 11 billion (over US$6 million). A parliamentary probe committee was appointed to investigate the scandal. During the probe the Managing Director of the Fund claimed that he was pressured to pay the money <ref>{{cite web | last = The Monitor Newspaper | title = What the NSSF Probe Found |url = http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/sun_news/What_the_NSSF_probe_found_73007.shtml| accessdate = 2008-10-13}}</ref>. |
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==Diplomacy== |
==Diplomacy== |
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Revision as of 18:00, 7 March 2010
Amama Mbabazi is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the current Minister for Security, a position he has held since February 2009.[1] He is also the Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement political party.[2]
Background
He was born on 16 January 1949 in Mparo village, Rukiga County in present-day Kabale District.[3]
Education
Mbabazi holds a law degree, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), from Makerere University, obtained in 1975. He also holds the postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice obtained from the Law Development Center in Kampala. He is an Advocate of the Courts of Judicature of Uganda and a member of the Uganda Law Society since 1977.
Professional career
Prior to joining politics, he worked as as State Attorney in the Attorney General's Chambers, rising to the position of Secretary of the Uganda Law Council. Between 1986 and 1991 he served as Director General of the External Security Organization (ESO), being the first person to serve in that position. In 1994, he served as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly that drew up the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. He became the Chairman of the National Resistance Movement Delegates Caucus.
He has also served as Minister of State in the President's office, in-charge of Political Affairs. Between 1986 and 1992 he was Minister State for Defence. Subsequently, he served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation. In 2004, he was appointed Uganda's Attorney General and Minister of Justice. He held that portfolio until he was appointed Minister of Defence in 2006, a position he held until he was appointed Security Minister.[4]
Diplomacy
Over the years, Amama Mbabazi has represented Uganda in International fora, including the United Nations Security Council, where he argued for the International Community to allow the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) to pursue the Lord's Resistance Army fighters beyond Uganda's borders.[5] He also represented Uganda at the signing of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement that resulted in the resolution of the Second Congo War.