Aggrey Awori

Aggrey Siryoyi Awori (born February 23, 1939) is a Ugandan politician and a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. He was the Minister for Information & Communications Technology in the Ugandan Cabinet, from 16 February 2009 until 27 May 2011. In the Cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, he was dropped from the cabinet and replaced by Ruhakana Rugunda. He was also an Ex Officio Member of Parliament (MP), on account of being a Cabinet Minister. Prior to that, he had represented "Samia-Bugwe North", Busia District in the Ugandan Parliament, from 2001 until 2006. Awori was previously an outspoken opposition member of parliament for the Uganda People's Congress political party.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 23, 1939
Birth place
Uganda , Iganga District
Nationality
Uganda
Ethnicity
Samia tribe (Luhya)
Religion
Christian
Citizenship
Uganda
Residence
Kampala , Uganda
Education
Cambridge Massachusetts
Syracuse New York
Syracuse University
Master of Arts
Harvard University
Bachelor of Arts
United States
New York
Hometown
Busia Uganda
Known for
Politics

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