Ahmad Ssengendo
| Ahmad Ssengendo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 February 1959 Bukanga, Isingiro District, Uganda |
| Residence | Mbale, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| 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 |
Ahmad Kaweesa Ssengendo is a botanist, academic, and academic administrator in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. He is the vice chancellor of the Islamic University in Uganda, a private university that was accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE) in 1988. He was appointed to that position in 2004.
He was born in Bukanga Village, Isingiro District on 6 February 1959 to Yunus Kaweesa and Zuhurah Kaweesa.
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.
He was admitted to Makerere University, the largest and oldest public university in Uganda. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science]] in botany degree. He followed that with a Diploma in education. Later, he obtained a Master Arts in education, also from Makerere University. From 1985 until 1987, Ssengendo attended the University of Kansas, obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy in education degree.
While pursuing his Diploma in Education, he taught at Nyamitanga Primary School and at Nyamitanga Secondary School in Mbarara, Mbarara District. Western Region. 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.
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