Matia Kasaija

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Matia Kasaija (born 28 May 1944) is a Ugandan politician and diplomat who serves as the current Minister of Finance of Uganda, a position he has served in since March 2015.[1][2]

From 27 May 2011 until 28 February 2015, he served as the State Minister for Finance (Planning) in the Cabinet of Uganda. He replaced Ephraim Kamuntu, who was promoted to Minister of Tourism.[3] Before that, he served as the State Minister for Internal Affairs, from 1 June 2006 until May 2011. He is also the elected Member of Parliament for "Buyanja County", Kibaale District.[4]

Early life and education

He was born in Kibaale District on 28 May 1944. He studied at University of Nairobi, back in the 1960s when it was part of the University of East Africa. Kasaija graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) in 1967.[4]

Career

During the 1980 Ugandan elections, Kasaija, who was 36 at the time, was elected to the Ugandan Parliament. From 1980 until 1981, he served as the State Minister for Labor under Milton Obote's second term. However, in 1981, during the Ugandan Bush War, Kasaija defected to the rebel National Resistance Army (NRA) led by future Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, and served as a member of the NRA's External Wing from 1981 to 1986.[5]

Between 1987 and 1990, Kasaija served as the executive director of the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board, a government parastatal that was charged with safeguarding the property expropriated from the Asians who were expelled from the country by Idi Amin in the 1970s. In 1998, he served as the deputy director for mass mobilization at the National Resistance Movement Secretariat. During the 2006 parliamentary elections, he was elected to the 8th Parliament,[6] and was appointed Minister of State for Internal Affairs in June of that same year.[7] In the national elections of 2011, he was re-elected to his parliamentary seat. In the cabinet reshuffle on 27 May 2011, he was reassigned to the Finance Ministry as the State Minister for Planning.[8]

Other activities

Personal details

Matia Kasaija is married. He is reported to enjoy travel, swimming, reading, and sports.

See also

References

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  9. ↑ AfDB Annual Report 2017 African Development Bank (AfDB).
  10. ↑ Governing Council East African Development Bank (EADB).
  11. ↑ Members International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  12. ↑ Board of Governors Islamic Development Bank.
  13. ↑ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
  14. ↑ Board of Governors World Bank.
  15. ↑ Leadership Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation.

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