Taban Sharifah Aate

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Taban Sharifah Aate
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NationalityFlag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Occupation Politician
Years active2017–present
Title Member of Parliament
for Koboko District
Term2021–present
Political party National Resistance Movement

Taban Sharifa Aate is a Ugandan politician and legislator. She represents the people of Koboko district as a Woman MP In the 11th parliament of Uganda. She subscribes to the National Resistance Movement party (NRM) a party under the chairmanship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, president of the republic of Uganda. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Aate is a grand daughter of former Ugandan leader president Idi Amin Dada and daughter to Taban Amin who had launched a rebellion against government after his father Amin was ousted out of power but was later offered Amnesty by the Museveni government. [4] [5]

Despite the prior bad blood between the families of Amin, and Museveni, Aate was able to study on state house scholarship offered by president Museveni and views him as a father figure. [2] [6] [7] [5]

Aate is now a member of the National Resistance Movement on whose ticket she rode to get to Parliament. She won with 44,616 votes against Ariye Eunice Owinyi's 4,937 votes. [1]

Her brother Taban Idi Amin was former MP Kibanda county Kiryandongo district on the NRM ticket. [5] [8]

Career

In the parliament of Uganda, Aate serves on the committee on Education and sports. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taban Sharifah Aate - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. 1 2 "Amin's granddaughter salutes Museveni for being a father figure". Nile Post. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  3. ↑ Tushabe, Nasa (2021-01-18). "Full List of Winners and Losers of 2021 Member of Parliament Elections". The Pearl Post. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Museveni welcomes former dictator's son". The New Humanitarian (in French). 2003-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. 1 2 3 "Why President Museveni should balance between foes and loyalists". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  6. ↑ "KYANKWANZI UPDATES: The Day Museveni Met Daughters of His Enemies". East News. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Amin Granddaughter, Oyite Ojok's Daughter Hail Museveni at Emotional Church Service". ChimpReports. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  8. ↑ "Family of former President Idi Amin visits ancestral home in Koboko". The Independent Uganda. 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  9. ↑ "Committee on Education and Sports – Parliament Watch" . Retrieved 2022-04-07.


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