Dorothy Hyuha

Dorothy Samali Hyuha is a Ugandan diplomat, educator, and politician. She is the High Commissioner (Ambassador) of Uganda to Malaysia.[1] She previously served as Minister Without Portfolio in the Cabinet of Uganda.[2] From 2006 until 2011, Hyuha served as the Butaleja District Woman MP in the Ugandan Parliament. During the same time-frame, she concurrently served as the deputy secretary general of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party.[3]

Dorothy Samali Hyuha
Hyuha in 2023
Born (1962-07-04) 4 July 1962
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
EducationMakerere University
(Bachelor of Science with Diploma in Education)
(Master of Education)
Occupation(s)Educator, politician, and diplomat
Years activesince 1986
TitleHigh Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda to Malaysia (08/2017 - Present)
SpouseDaniel Haumba Hyuha

Career

Hyuha was first elected to the Uganda Parliament in 1996 as a representative of Tororo District, a post she held until 2006. After Butaleja District was carved out of Tororo District in 2006, she won the parliamentary seat of women's representative for Butalehja District on the NRM party ticket. She held that position until she lost the seat in 2011 to Cerinah Nebanda.[3] From 2009 until 2011 she served as Minister Without Portfolio.[2] In August 2012, Hyuha was appointed Uganda's High Commissioner to Tanzania,[4] where she served until August 2017 and transferred to Malaysia under the same role. She is currently serving at the High Commission of the Republic of Uganda to Malaysia.[5]

Personal details

She is a member of the ruling NRM political party. She was married to Daniel Hyuha, who died in December 2014 at age 68.[6] They owned three homes in the Butalja District.[3]

See also

References
  1. webadmin. "Uganda High Commission to Malaysia". kualalumpur.mofa.go.ug. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. Uganda State House (19 January 2015). "President Pays tribute to late Danny Hyuha". Kampala: Uganda Media Centre. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. Olaka, Denis (15 December 2012). "Police Deploy At Dorothy Hyuha's Homes After MP Nebanda's Death". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. Administrator (18 August 2012). "M7 Reshuffles Envoys, Ssebagala Appointed Presidential Advisor". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. Bwire, Job (27 January 2017). "Museveni appoints 37 new ambassadors". www.monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. Nampala, Moses (14 December 2014). "Dan Hyuha has been laid to rest". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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