Jacqueline Mbabazi | |
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Born |
Rukungiri District, Uganda |
18 August 1954
Residence | Kololo, Kampala, Uganda |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Education |
Bachelor of Science Makerere University Kampala, Uganda Diploma in Education Makerere University Kampala, Uganda Diploma in the Swedish Language Sweden Master of Science in Biotechnoogy Sweden Diploma in International Management Sigtuna, Sweden |
Occupation | Educator & Politician |
Years active | 1976 — present |
Known for | Politics |
Home town | Rukungiri |
Jacqueline Susan Ruhindi Mbabazi (born 18 August 1954) is a Ugandan educator, politician and businesswoman. She is the wife of the former Prime Minister of Uganda, Amama Mbabazi. She also serves as the Chairperson of the Women's League in the National Resistance Movement (NRM), the ruling political party in Uganda.
The fourth of eleven children, she was born in Rukungiri District on 18 August 1954 and is the daughter of Canon Gereshomu and Evalina Ruhindi.
Jacqueline Mbabazi attended several primary schools in Kabale District, where her father worked for the Church of Uganda. She attended Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School in Bushenyi District for her O’Level education. She then transferred to Trinity College Nabbingo for her A’Level studies. In 1973, she joined Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university, graduating in 1976, with the degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a concurrent Diploma in Education. During the early 1980s, she continued her education in Sweden by obtaining the Diploma in the Swedish Language and the degree of Master of Sciences (MSc) in Biotechnology. Later she also obtained a Diploma in International Management at Sigtuna, Sweden.