Margaret Baba Diri
Margaret Baba Diri | |
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| Born | 29 June 1954 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Education | National Teachers College Kyambogo Kyambogo University |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher politician |
| Employer(s) | St. Charles Lwanga Koboko National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) Parliament of Uganda |
| Known for | Politics |
Margaret Baba Diri is a Ugandan politician who was first elected to the Ugandan Parliament as a representative of people with disabilities in 1996 where she has been to date. Prior to joining politics she worked as a teacher at St. Charles Lwanga in Koboko between 1976 and 1990 and also as a gender development officer at National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) between 1992 and 1996.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Margaret Baba Diri was born on 29 June 1954. She holds a Diploma in Education from the National Teachers College Kyambogo. She also obtained a Bachelor in Adult and Community Education from Kyambogo University.[1]
Career
[edit]Margaret Baba Diri started her career as a teacher at St. Charles Lwanga Koboko between 1976 and 1990 and as a gender development officer at the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) between 1992 and 1996.[1]
She later joined politics as a representative of persons with disabilities. She has been in Parliament for five terms from 1996 within which she also represented Koboko as a Woman Member of Parliament.[2] Margaret Baba Diri is a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises and also a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Sports.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Margaret Baba Diri is a widow.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Baba Diri Margaret". Parliament of Uganda. parliament of uganda. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Visually impaired MP, Margaret Baba Diri still striving in Parliament". NTV Uganda. NTV News. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Baba Diri Margaret". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- Members of the 8th Parliament of Uganda
- Members of the 10th Parliament of Uganda
- Living people
- Women members of the Parliament of Uganda
- Ugandan disability rights activists
- Ugandan people with disabilities
- 1954 births
- 20th-century Ugandan women politicians
- 20th-century Ugandan politicians
- 21st-century Ugandan women politicians
- Politicians with disabilities
- Ugandan feminists
- 20th-century Ugandan educators
- Ugandan women educators
- Kyambogo University alumni
- 20th-century women educators
- Activists with disabilities
- Educators with disabilities
- Ugandan women