Martin Drito

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Martin Drito
Born
Martin Andi

(1957-06-15) 15 June 1957 (age 66)
Arua, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Alma mater University of East London
(Bachelor of Science in Economics)
University of Conakry
(Master of Business Administration)
OccupationPolitician & businessman
Years active1987–present
TitleManaging Director & CEO
Drito Global Corporation Limited
Spouse1

Martin Andi Drito is an economist, businessman, entrepreneur and politician in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. He is the current managing director and chief executive officer of Drito Global Corporation Limited, a mining and logging company that he founded and owns. In 2007, he was reported to be one of the wealthiest individuals in Uganda. [1]

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He also served as the elected member of parliament for Madi-Okollo County, Arua District, a position to which he was elected in 2011 though he later lost his parliamentary seat in the 2016 parliamentary elections. [2]

Background and education

He was born in Arua, on 15 June 1957. He attended Ezuku Primary School, from 1963 until 1969. He transferred to Old Kampala Secondary School for his O-Level studies, from 1970 through 1973. He entered Namilyango College in 1974, completing his A-Level studies at the College, in 1975. In 1987, he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Applied Economics. In 2010, he obtained the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA), from the University of Conakry, in Guinea, West Africa. [3]

Career

In 1992, Martin Andi Drito established two companies: (a) Drito Global Corporation and (b) Nile Trading Corporation. The two businesses are involved in mining, mineral processing, timber development and logging. He is the managing director and CEO of both companies, which maintain offices at Workers House, on Pilkington Road, in Kampala's central business district. From 1998 until 2004, Martin Drito served as an Advisor to the President of Guinea on mineral policy and implementation. [4] In 2011, he successfully ran for the parliamentary constituency of Madi-Okollo County, in Arua District, and is the incumbent MP. [5]

Other considerations

Between 2011 and 2016, he was a member of the Parliament of Uganda, and sat on the Committee on Natural Resources and on the Committee on Budget. He later lost his parliamentary seat in the 2016 parliamentary elections.

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References

  1. Bukumunhe, Timothy (9 April 2007). "Who Are The Richest People in Uganda?". New Vision (Kampala) via Cloud-Computing.Tmcnet.com Quoting Thomson Dialog NewsEdge. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. Sekanjako, Henry (1 March 2011). "New MP Wants Constituency Split". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. "Profile of Drito Martin Andi, MP for Madi-Okollo County, Arua District". Parliament of Uganda . Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. "The Work History of Martin Andi Drito". Parliament of Uganda . Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. Kakaire, Sulaiman (1 April 2012). "Taking Stock of MPs Who Inherited Big Shoes". The Observer . Retrieved 8 December 2014.