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]
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]
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]
Margaret Baba Diri is a widow. [3]
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