Ahmad Ssengendo

Ahmad Ssengendo
Born 6 February 1959
Bukanga, Isingiro District, Uganda
Residence Mbale, Uganda
Nationality Ugandan
Ethnicity Muganda
Citizenship Uganda
Alma mater Makerere University
(BSc in Botany)
(Diploma in Education)
(MA in Education)
University of Kansas
(PhD in Education)
Occupation Academic & Academic Administrator
Years active 1980 — present
Known for Academics
Home town Isingiro
Title Vice Chancellor
Islamic University in Uganda
Religion Muslim

Professor Ahmad Kaweesa Ssengendo is a botanist, academic and academic administrator in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. He is the current Vice Chancellor of the Islamic University in Uganda, a private university which was accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE), in 1988.[1] He was appointed to that position in 2004.

Background

He was born in Bukanga Village, Isingiro District, on 6 February 1959 to the late Hajj Yunus Kaweesa and the late Zuhurah Kaweesa.

Education

He attended Kyaluhambura Primary School for his elementary education. He attended Old Kampala Secondary School for his O-Level studies, from 1973 until 1976. For his A-Level education, he relocated to St. Henry's College Kitovu, where he studied Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Subsidiary Mathematics (PCB/M).

He was admitted to Makerere University, the largest and oldest public university in Uganda. He graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Botany (BSc). He followed that up with the Diploma in Education (Dip.Ed). Later, he obtained the degree of Master Arts in Education (MA), also from Makerere University. From 1985 until 1987, Ahmad Ssengendo attended the University of Kansas, obtaining the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (PhD).[2]

Work history

While pursuing his Diploma in Education, he taught at Nyamitanga Primary School and at Nyamitanga Secondary School, in Mbarara, Mbarara District. Western Uganda. After obtaining the diploma, he joined the Department of Botany at Makerere University as an Assistant Lecturer. To augment his income, he concurrently taught at Old Kampala Senior Secondary School, his alma mater, and at Bilal Islamic Institute.

When he returned to Uganda after his PhD studies in 1987, he re-joined Makerere, but this time, in the School of Education. After barely one year, he left to join eight other educators, who teamed up to start the Islamic University in Uganda in 1988. Starting out s a Lecturer at IUIU, Ssengendo rose through the ranks to become University Secretary. In 2001, he was requested to start IUIU's Kampala Campus. From 2003 to 2004 he served as Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academics. In 2004, at the age of 45, he was appointed Vice Chancellor of IUIU.[3][4]

Other consideration

Ahmad Ssengendo is married to two wives. He is the father of 13 children, four daughters and nine sons. He is of the Muslim faith.

See also

References

  1. ↑ UNCHE, . "Uganda National Council for Higher Education: Private Universities". Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE). Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Moses Talemwa, and Mary Nankinga (5 June 2011). "Dr. Ssengendo - IUIU’s Bright Star". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. ↑ IUIU, . (15 July 2013). "Islamic University in Uganda: Leadership - Rector (Vice Chancellor)". Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU). Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Wasike, Alfred (10 February 2008). "IUIU Opens Female-Only Campus". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 15 September 2014.

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