Amanya Mushega

Nuwe Amanya Mushega, commonly known as Amanya Mushega, is Ugandan lawyer, politician, diplomat and civil servant. He formerly served as the Secretary General of the East African Community, from 2001 until 2006. He was appointed to that position by the East African Community Heads of State in 2001 for a five-year term.^[1]

Background

He was born on 27 June 1946, in Bushenyi District, Western Uganda.

Education

Amanya Mushega received his early education in Uganda. He attended Mbarara High School from 1963 until 1966, before transferring to Kings College Budo in 1967. In 1969, he entered the University of Dar es Salaam, to study Law. He obtained his first degree, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), in 1972. He went on to obtain the degree of Master of Laws (LLM) from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1974. In the late 1970s, Amanya Mushega enrolled in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program at the London School of Economics. He abandoned that program when he joined the National Resistance Movement in 1981. ^[2]

Work experience

Following his graduation from the University of Dar es Salaam, he returned to Uganda in 1972 and taught in the Faculty of Law at Makerere University, as an Assistant Lecturer. After obtaining his masters degree in 1974, he became a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Zambia in Lusaka. He returned to Makerere University in 1979, as Lecturer and continued in that capacity until 1981.

In 1981, Amanya Mushega joined the guerrilla National Resistance Army (NRA) of Yoweri Museveni. In the NRA he served as the Chief National Political Commisar and rose to the rank of Colonel. Between 1986 and 2001, he served in various ministerial roles, in the ministries of Defence, Local Government, Education and Public Service. During that time, he also served as Member of Parliament, representing Igara East in Bushenyi District.

In 2001, he was appointed by the East African Community Heads of State to serve a five-year term as Secretary-General of the East African Community.^[3]

Personal details

Following his work in the East African Community, Amanya Mushega returned to Uganda and, along with others, he started Mushega & Associates Consultants, a private consulting firm.^[4] Following the constitutional amendment that removed presidential term limits in Uganda in 2005, Amanya Mushega, who opposed the amendment, left the National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party and joined the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). He currently serves as the FDC Regional Vice President (Western Uganda).^[5]

Succession table as East African Community Secretary General

References

External links

• Amanya Mushega Left NRM For FDC

Secretaries General of the East African Community Muthaura Mushega Mwapachu Sezibera