Amama Mbabazi
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The Right Honourable Amama Mbabazi |
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| 9th Prime Minister of Uganda | |
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In office 24 May 2011 – 18 September 2014 |
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| President | Yoweri Museveni |
| Deputy | Eriya Kategaya |
| Preceded by | Apolo Nsibambi |
| Succeeded by | Ruhakana Rugunda |
| Minister for Security | |
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In office 24 February 2009 – 24 May 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Apolo Nsibambi |
| Preceded by | Kabakumba Masiko |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Muruuli Mukasa |
| Attorney General of Uganda | |
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In office 1 May 2004 – 9 March 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Apolo Nsibambi |
| Preceded by | Francis Ayume |
| Succeeded by | Kiddu Makubuya |
| Member of Parliament from Kanungu District |
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Assumed office 11 February 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
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Patrick Amama Mbabazi 16 January 1949 Kabale, Uganda |
| Political party | Go Forward (formerly independent) |
| Alma mater |
Makerere University (Bachelor of Laws) Law Development Centre (Diploma in Legal Practice) |
| Religion | Anglican |
John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, SC (simply known as Amama Mbabazi, born 16 January 1949) is a Ugandan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Uganda from 24 May 2011 to 19 September 2014. He was the tenth Prime Minister in Uganda's history. He played an instrumental role in Uganda's protracted liberation struggle from several tyrannical governments (1972-1986) and is a founding member of the National Resistance Movement, the ruling political party in Uganda.
Mbabazi served as the member of parliament for the Kinkiizi West constituency in Kanungu District, a position he had held since 1996. He was Attorney General and Minister of Justice from 2004 to 2006, a feat that earned him the moniker "Super Minister". He was the Minister of Defence Minister from 2006 to 2008, and the Minister of Security from 2009 to 2011.
Mbabazi's childhood friendRuhakana Rugunda was appointed to replace Mbabazi as Prime Minister on 18 September 2014, by President Yoweri Museveni. This move was seen by many as Museveni's way of punishing Mbabazi for his rumoured presidential run. On 15 June 2015, Mbabazi declared his intentions to run against Yoweri Museveni for the National Resistance Movement's nomination for president at the party’s convention on 4 October 2015. This declaration was followed by a response from President Museveni who dubbed it "bad conduct and premature". On 31 July, after much disagreement between top-ranking party officials and Mbabazi himself, the former Prime Minister declared he would stand as an independent candidate. His candidature is backed by The Democratic Alliance (TDA), a loose convergence of minor political parties working to win the position of presidency.
He was born in Mparo Village, Rukiga County, in present-day Kabale District, on 16 January 1949. He attended two of the most prominent educational institutions in Uganda during both the colonial and post-colonial periods: Kigezi College Butobere for his high school education, and Ntare School for his A-Levels. Mbabazi earned a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University. He received a postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center in Kampala. He is an Advocate of the Courts of Judicature of Uganda and has been a member of the Uganda Law Society since 1977.
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