Semakula Kiwanuka
Semakula Kiwanuka | |
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| Born | Matia Semakula Mulumba Kiwanuka 16 September 1939 Mityana |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Education | Namilyango College London University |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Researcher, Diplomat |
| Employer(s) | Northwestern University Duke University |
| Title | President of The Uganda Society |
| Term | 1967 - 19868 |
| Predecessor | Prof. S.J.K Baker |
| Successor | Mr. J.L Dixon |
Matia Semakula Mulumba Kiwanuka (professionally referred to as Dr.Semakula Kiwanuka)(born 16 September 1939) is a Ugandan historian, diplomat, author and researcher .
He was named Uganda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 1996 and in 2000, he was the Chairman of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) at the United Nations[1][2]
He was appointed Uganda's Minister of State for Luwero Triangle in 2003 and later in 2005, State Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Investment)[3][4]
He also served as the 34th President of The Uganda Society between 1967 to 1968.
Background and education
[edit]Hailing from Mityana, Semakula Kiwanuka attended Namilyango College between 1951 and 1955.[5][6] Under the relationship between Makerere and London Universities, he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and in 1965, a doctorate in history from London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. He later did a post graduate diploma in Development Economics at Balliol College, Oxford University in 1979[2]
Career
[edit]Academia
[edit]Starting as a Special Lecturer at Makerere University between 1964 and 1968, Semakula Kiwanuka then became a Senior Lecturer within the same institution. With sponsorship from the United States Department of State, he then was Visiting Associate Professor in African History at Northwestern and Duke Universities (1968-1970).[2]
Later on he served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor and Head of the History Department at Makerere University (1973-1976) and a number of academic appointments thereafter such as Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge (August 1977 - April 1981), Visiting Fellow at St.Edmunds College, University of Cambridge and Senior Visitor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge[2] .He was Director of Studies at the University of Calabar in Nigeria (1981-1985).[2]
He later worked as the Dean, School of Post-Graduate Studies and Research at Makerere University between 1991 and 1994.[7]
Diplomat
[edit]In 1996, he was appointed Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations.[2] Semakula Kiwanuka then served as Uganda's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates based in Abu Dhabi between 2009 to 2013 [8][9]
Publications
[edit]- A History of Buganda from the Foundation of the Kingdom to 1900[10]
- Amin and the Tragedy of Uganda[11]
- Colonial Policies and Administrations in Africa: The Myths of the Contrasts (1993)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MATIA MULUMBA SEMAKULA KIWANUKA: CHAIRMAN OF FIRST COMMITTEE | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". press.un.org. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ a b c d e f "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UGANDA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". press.un.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Bukenya VP, Kategaya, Bidandi dropped". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Semakula urges eastern politicians to attract investors". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Namilyango College marks 114-year anniversary". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ Lyatuu, Justus (2019-03-27). "Mayiga honours Namilyango's 117 years". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "M. Semakula M. Kiwanuka | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Former Ambassadors and Heads of Mission | Embassy of the Republic of Uganda". abudhabi.mofa.go.ug. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "The Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates". Published By UPPC. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Book review: A History of Buganda". Monitor. 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Amin and the tragedy of Uganda / by Semakula Kiwanuka - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
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