Balaam Barugahara Explained
Honorific Prefix: | Dr |
Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi |
Birth Place: | Mbarara Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda |
Office: | State minister for gender, labour and social development |
Term Start: | 21 March 2024 |
President: | Yoweri Museveni |
Predecessor: | Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi |
Nationality: | Ugandan |
Citizenship: | Uganda |
Alma Mater: | |
Occupation: | Politician, Investor, Events Promoter |
Known For: | Politics State minister for gender, labour and social development |
Party: | National Resistance Movement |
Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi[1] [2] commonly known as Balaam[3] [4] (born 28 July 1979) is a Ugandan Politician,[5] business man, music and events promoter.[6] [7] [8] He is the state minister for gender, labour, and social development in charge of children and youth affairs appointed by the President Yoweri Museveni.[9] [10]
Balaam is also the CEO of Balaam group of companies, a conglomerate operating in Uganda and South Sudan[11] [12] [13] and his investments are mainly in the areas of entertainments, broadcasting, real estate, manufacturing, hotels, and resorts.[14] [15] [16] [17]
Early life and education
Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi was born July 28,1979 to late Engineer David Balaam Byenkya Akiiki of Kijura, Masindi District and Gladesi Byenkya Abwooli of Kalisizo in Central Buganda.[18] His father Mr. Davidson Balaam Byenkya Akiiki passed away in 1991 when he was still a young boy.[19]
Education
He attended Namasagali School, St. John Bosco Senior Secondary School & Original Progressive Senior Secondary School for A'level.[20] He then enrolled at Makerere University for Bachelor of Commerce where he majored in Marketing, after, he did a Master of Business Administration (Marketing Option) at Cavendish University.[21]
Business career
Balaam is the proprietor and owner of: Original Best Water company based in South Sudan, Radio One in South Sudan, the first privately owned media house he started in 2009. He is also the proprietor and Managing Director of Radio4 (Uganda), Radio 7 (Masindi), Radio8 (Masaka) and Radio8 (Elgon region) and the MTN Uganda distributor for Kigezi sub region.[22] [23]
Balaam is a Real Estate Developer with hotels in Kampala and South Sudan, including a 5 start Hotel in Masindi, which was commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni in September 2022.
Political career
He was appointed by Yoweri Museveni as a state minister for gender, labor and social development in charge of children and youth affairs on 21 March 2024.[24]
Personal life
He has 13 siblings and he is the fifth child. His late father had 14 children.[21] Balaam is father to Benta Karuhanga Abwooli, Biden Kamusiime Amooti, Brennan Kamukama Akiiki and Bennette Tumusiime Amooti. He lost his first son to cancer in 2013.[25]
Awards and Honors
- On February 21, 2023, Balaam was awarded a Honorary Doctorate in humanity from Zoe Life Theological College, USA for changing and impacting the lives of Ugandans.[26]
See also
External links
- Web site: 2023-02-22. Balaam Graduates With a Doctorate in Humanities. 2023-11-19. www.howwe.ug. en.
- Web site: Eye. The Cavendish. 2023-02-22. CUU Alumnus Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Impacting Lives. 2023-11-19. Cavendish University Uganda. en.
- Web site: Jjingo. Ernest. 2023-01-13. Balaam on what it takes to organise a show. 2023-11-19. The Observer - Uganda. en-gb.
- Web site: Mabz. Chris. 2019-11-18. Helpless Music Promoter Balaam Reveals Why He Decided To Invest Over 20 Million US Dollars In South Sudan As He Closes In On Losing All His Properties To Greedy Citizens. 2023-11-19. Galaxy FM 100.2. en-US.
- Web site: Asingwire. Mzee. 2024-03-22. Who is Balaam Barugahara, the new minister for children and youth affairs. 2024-03-23. Pulse Uganda. en.
- Web site: 2023-08-09. Balaam Barugahara Elected President Of Promoters Federation. 2023-11-19. ChimpReports. en-US.
- Web site: 2023-11-18. Events promoter Balaam gets PhD in theology from US college – Kampala Sun. 2023-11-19. en-US. 2023-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20231119114008/https://www.kampalasun.co.ug/events-promoter-balaam-gets-phd-in-theology-from-us-college/. dead.
- Web site: Kyama. Eric. 2023-04-03. Balaam commissions maiden MK movement chapter in London. 2023-11-19. Pulse Uganda. en.
- Web site: 2024-03-22. Events promoter Balaam Barugahara appointed Minister. 2024-03-23. NTV Uganda. en.
- Web site: Cabinet reshuffle: Kitutu, Ssempijja dropped as Barugahara, Mbadi appointed. 2024-03-23. New Vision. en.
- Web site: Joseph. Lukwago. 2019-11-19. Full Details: How Balaam is set to lose shs18 Billion property to South Sudanese General. 2023-11-19. Ugandanz News Website. en-US.
- Web site: BATTE. BAKER. 2019-11-20. How Sudanese generals grab Ugandan businesses. 2023-11-19. The Observer - Uganda. en-gb.
- Web site: FROM SWEET BANANAS VENDOR TO BILLIONAIRE CONCERT PROMOTER - BALAAM BARUGAHARE. 2023-11-19. ELIX NEWS. 2023-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20231119114012/https://www.elixnews.com/2023/04/from-sweet-bananas-vendor-to.html. dead.
- Web site: Youth laud NRM for developing Bunyoro sub-region. 2023-11-19. New Vision. en.
- Web site: Mugisha. Crispus. 2022-09-18. Uganda would be out of poverty if all youth copied Balaam- Museveni. 2022-10-12. Nile Post. en-US.
- Web site: Businessman Promoter Balaam Barugahara Reportedly Opens Up New Radio Station. 2022-10-12. blizz.co.ug.
- Web site: Joseph. Lukwago. 2019-11-19. Full Details: How Balaam is set to lose shs18 Billion property to South Sudanese General » Ugandanz News. 2022-10-12. Ugandanz News. en-US.
- Web site: Tushabe. Nasa. 2020-12-17. Balaam Barugahara: Biography, Age, Wife, Tribe and Family. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20221012001049/https://pearlpost.co.ug/#:~:text=Balaam%20is%20the%20founder%20of,FM%20Radio%20in%20South%20Sudan.. 2022-10-12. 2022-10-11. pearlpost. English.
- Web site: Media. Flash UG. Uganda. Flash. 2020-12-17. Balaam Barugahara: Biography, Age, Wife, Tribe and Family. 2023-11-19. Flash Uganda Media. English.
- Web site: Kiwanuka. Ronald. 2022-07-06. 10 Things You need to know about Balaam Barugahara. 2023-11-19. Hard Rock Media. en-US.
- Web site: MWANJE. DAVID. 2021-11-08. Balaam Barugahara: That striped T-shirt simply dries faster. 2023-11-19. The Observer - Uganda. en-gb.
- Web site: 2022-09-18. Museveni Speaks out on Muhoozi Birthday Celebrations. 2023-12-06. ChimpReports. en-US.
- Web site: Ug. Detective. 2023-12-03. Hidden Fortune: The Unsung Success Of Balaam Barugahara Emerging From The Shadows Into A Young Billionaire. 2023-12-06. DetectiveUg. en-US.
- Web site: 2024-03-21. LIST: Balaam appointed minister as Museveni reshuffles cabinet. 2024-03-21. Monitor. en.
- Web site: Uganda. TheSpy. 2023-12-02. Here's What You Didn't Know About The One-T-Shirt-Man- Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi: Behind His Simplistic Humble Life Style, Lies A Budding Young Business Tycoon - TheSpy. 2023-12-06. en-GB.
- Web site: Balaam Barugahara atikiddwa "Doctorate" mu kuyamba abanaku naddala abayimbi. 2023-11-19. Bukedde. en.