Judy Obitre–Gama | |
Birth Place: | Uganda |
Alma Mater: | Makerere University Law Development Center University of London |
Occupation: | Lawyer, academic, civil servant |
Years Active: | 1999 – present |
Nationality: | Ugandan |
Known For: | Civil Service |
Executive Director National Identification and Registration Authority | |
Father: | Ernest Obitre Gama |
Judy Obitre–Gama, also Judy Obitre Gama, is a Ugandan lawyer, academic and civil servant. She is the former executive director of the National Identification and Registration Authority in Uganda.[1] [2]
Obitre–Gama holds a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University, a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre and a Master of Laws from the University of London.[1]
She served as a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Makerere University. Prior to that, she served as an environmental lawyer with the National Environment Management Authority of Uganda.[1] For three years, ending December 2009, she served as the Head of Legal & Surveillance and Company Secretary at the Uganda Securities Exchange.[3] Between July 2012 and June 2015, she served as the Board Secretary of Uganda Registration Services Bureau.[4] [5] She was sworn in as the new Executive Director of NIRA on 15 July 2015.[6]