Matia Kasaija

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Matia Kasaija
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Kasaija in 2009
Born (1944-05-28) 28 May 1944 (age 80)
Kibaale District, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma mater University of Nairobi
(Bachelor of Commerce)
Occupation Politician
Years active1980–present
Known for Politics
Title Ugandan Minister of Finance

Matia Kasaija (born 28 May 1944) is a Ugandan politician. He is the current Minister of Finance in Uganda's Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 1 March 2015, replacing Maria Kiwanuka, who was appointed to Senior Presidential Advisor for Finance. [1] [2] From 27 May 2011 until 28 February 2015, he served as the State Minister for Finance (Planning) in the Cabinet of Uganda. He replaced Ephraim Kamuntu, who was promoted to Minister of Tourism. [3] Before that, he served as the State Minister for Internal Affairs, from 1 June 2006 until May 2011. He is also the elected Member of Parliament for "Buyanja County", Kibaale District. [4]

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Background and education

He was born in Kibaale District on 28 May 1944. He studied at University of Nairobi, back in the 1960s when it was part of the University of East Africa. Kasaija graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) circa 1967. [4]

Work experience

During the Ugandan elections of 1980, at the age of 36, Matia Kasaija was elected to the Ugandan Parliament. From 1980 until 1981, he served as the State Minister for Labor. From 1981 until 1986, he served as a member of the External Wing of the National Resistance Army. [5] Between 1987 and 1990, he served as the executive director of the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board, a government parastatal that was charged with safeguarding the property expropriated from the Asians expelled from the country by Idi Amin in the 1970s. From 1998 until 1998 he served as the deputy director for Mass Mobilization at the National Resistance Movement Secretariat. During the 2006 parliamentary elections, he was elected to the 8th Parliament. [6] He was appointed Minister of State for Internal Affairs in June 2006. [7] In the national elections of 2011, he was re-elected to his parliamentary seat. In the cabinet reshuffle on 27 May 2011, he was reassigned to the Finance Ministry, as the State Minister for Planning. [8]

Other activities

Personal details

Matia Kasaija is married. He is reported to enjoy travel, swimming, reading, and sports.

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  2. ↑ Malingha, David (1 March 2015). "Uganda's Museveni Promotes Matia Kasaija To Finance Minister". Bloomberg News . Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ministerial Cabinet Appointments And List of Dropped Ministers". 27 May 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015– via Facebook.
  4. 1 2 "Profile of Matia Kasaija, Member of Parliament for Buyanja County, Kibaale District". Parliament of Uganda. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  9. ↑ AfDB Annual Report 2017 African Development Bank (AfDB).
  10. ↑ Governing Council East African Development Bank (EADB).
  11. ↑ Members International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  12. ↑ Board of Governors Islamic Development Bank.
  13. ↑ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
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  15. ↑ Leadership Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation.
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