15 Facts About Ruhakana Rugunda

Ruhakana Rugunda was born on 7 November 1947 and is a Ugandan physician and politician who was Prime Minister of Uganda from 2014 to 2021.

Ruhakana Rugunda held a long series of cabinet posts under President Yoweri Museveni beginning in 1986.

Ruhakana Rugunda served as Uganda's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1996, and Minister of Internal Affairs from 2003 to 2009.

Ruhakana Rugunda was appointed as Prime Minister on 18 September 2014 to 21 June 2021.

Ruhakana Rugunda replaced Amama Mbabazi, who was dropped from the Cabinet.

Ruhakana Rugunda attended Kigezi High School and Busoga College Mwiri where he served as head prefect, before joining the Makerere University Medical School and later the University of Zambia where he studied medicine, graduating a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

Ruhakana Rugunda later studied at the University of California, Berkeley and obtained a Master of Science in public health.

In one of the last interviews before his death, Obote lamented as to why the brilliant Ruhakana Rugunda had gotten himself entangled with Yoweri Museveni and the National Resistance Movement.

Ruhakana Rugunda was one of a few who had been seen by Obote as future leaders of the party and country.

Ruhakana Rugunda served as Chairman of the NRM Electoral Commission, as Member of Parliament for Kabale Municipality, and as President of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Program.

In July 2006, Ruhakana Rugunda led a Ugandan government negotiating team to Juba to hold peace talks with the Lord's Resistance Army.

Ruhakana Rugunda twice served as the President of the Security Council in July 2009 and in October 2010 during Uganda's two-year stint on the Security Council.

Ruhakana Rugunda was appointed as Prime Minister on 18 September 2014.

Ruhakana Rugunda is married to Jocelyn Ruhakana Rugunda and they are the parents of four sons.

Ruhakana Rugunda enjoys reading, playing tennis and chess in his spare time.