Major General Jim Muhwezi Katugugu is a Ugandan lawyer, politician and former military officer.
13 Facts About Jim Muhwezi
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Jim Muhwezi has served as the Cabinet Minister for National Security, in the Ugandan Cabinet, since 8 June 2021.
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Jim Muhwezi had been appointed to that position in a cabinet reshuffle on 1 March 2015, replacing Rose Namayanja, who was dropped from the cabinet.
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Jim Muhwezi regained that seat in 2021, having lost it for five years between 2016 and 2021.
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Jim Muhwezi was born in Rukungiri District on 23 August 1950.
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Jim Muhwezi holds the degree of Bachelor of Laws, from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university.
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Jim Muhwezi has received Senior Military Police and Security Intelligence Training from Tanzania and the former Soviet Union.
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Jim Muhwezi was one of the combatants in the war that ushered the National Resistance Movement into power.
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From 1996 until 1998, Jim Muhwezi served as Minister of State in Charge of Primary Education.
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Jim Muhwezi was appointed Minister of Health in 2001, serving in that capacity until 2006.
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Jim Muhwezi Katugugu is married to Susan Muhwezi, a sister to Ugandan tycoon Bob Kabonero and Ambassador Richard Kabonero.
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Jim Muhwezi is reported to enjoy reading and playing golf.
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Jim Muhwezi was a member of the parliamentary committee on physical infrastructure.