Winnie Byanyima

Quick Facts

Full Name	Winnie Byanyima
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 13, 1959(1959-01-13)
Age	65
Country	Uganda
Horoscope	Capricorn

Winnie Byanyima Biography

Winnie Byanyima is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 13, 1959 in Uganda. Ugandan Aeronautical Engineer and politician most well-known for her role as Director of Oxfam International. She is also famous for her work as director-executive for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV.

She is famous for her participation in the rebellion in arms following She is known for having joined the armed rebellion after Yoweri Museveni started the 1981 Ugandan Bush War. initiated in 1981 the Ugandan Bush War.

Following the completion of her training as an aeronautical engineer, Byanyima worked as a flight engineer for Uganda Airlines. When Yoweri Museveni started the 1981–1986 Ugandan Bush War, Byanyima left her job and joined the armed rebellion. Museveni and Byanyima had been raised together at the Byanyima household as children, with the Byanyima family paying for all Museveni’s education and scholastic needs.

After the NRA won that war, Byanyima served as Uganda’s ambassador to France from 1989 until 1994. She then returned home and became an active participant in Ugandan politics. She served as a member of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. She then served two consecutive terms as a member of parliament, representing Mbarara Municipality from 1994 until

2004. She was then appointed director of the Directorate of Women, Gender and Development at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She served in that capacity until she was appointed as director of the Gender Team in the Bureau for Development Policy at UNDP in November 2006.

She got married to She married Kizza Besigye in July of 1999 and has five siblings. in July of 1999 . She has five siblings.

Winnie Byanyima Net Worth

Winnie Byanyima is one of the richest Politician from Uganda. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Winnie Byanyima 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering at Manchester’s University of Manchester. She later was employed by Uganda Airlines and was given more recognition when, in 1989, she became the Ugandan ambassador in France.

She is also well-known for her role as co-chair of Davos’ World Economic Forum in Davos in 2015.

Winifred Byanyima (born 13 January 1959), is a Ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician, and diplomat. She is the executive director of UNAIDS, effective November 2019. She was appointed to that position in August 2019, by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, following a comprehensive selection process that involved a search committee constituted by members of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board. In her new position she concurrently serves as a United Nations Under-Secretary-General.

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Who is Winnie Byanyima Dating?

According to our records, Winnie Byanyima married to Kizza Besigye. As of December 1, 2023, Winnie Byanyima’s is not dating anyone.

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In January 2015, Byanyima co-chaired the World Economic Forum in Davos. She used the forum to press for action to narrow the gap between rich and poor. The charity’s research claims that the share of the world’s wealth owned by the richest 1 percent of the world population had increased to nearly 50 percent in 2014, whereas 99 percent shares the other half. Oxfam’s figures are strongly contested by several economists.

Facts & Trivia

Winnie Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Uganda. Winnie Byanyima celebrates birthday on January 13 of every year.