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Winnie Byanyima | |
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.jpg) Byanyima in 2015 | |
| Born | 13 January 1959 Mbarara, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester (Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering) Cranfield University (Master of Science in mechanical engineering) |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, politician, and diplomat |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Political party | Forum for Democratic Change (since 2004) National Resistance Movement (until 2000) |
| Spouse | Kizza Besigye |
Winifred Byanyima (born 13 January 1959[citation needed]), is a Ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician, human rights activist, feminist and diplomat. She is the executive director of UNAIDS, effective November 2019.[1]
From May 2013 until November 2019, she served as the executive director of Oxfam International.[2] She served as the director of the Gender Team in the Bureau for Development Policy at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) from 2006.[3]
- ^ Daily Monitor (3 November 2019). "Besigye joins wife Winnie as she takes charge at UNAIDS". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Administrator (15 January 2013). "Winnie Byanyima Appointed To Lead Oxfam International". Oxfamblogs.org. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ ADB (29 October 2010). "Interview With UNDP Gender Team Director, Winnie Byanyima – "Incorporating Gender Perspective in All Steps of Economic Policy Management Process"". African Development Bank (ADB). Retrieved 19 July 2014.