Margaret Baba Diri Explained

Margaret Baba Diri
Birth Date:29 June 1954
Nationality:Ugandan
Citizenship:Ugandan
Education:National Teachers College Kyambogo
Kyambogo University
Occupation:Teacher
politician
Employer:St. Charles Lwanga Koboko
National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU)
Parliament of Uganda
Known For:Politics

Margaret Baba Diri is a Ugandan politician who was first elected to the Ugandan Parliament as a representative of people with disabilities in 1996 where she has been to date. Prior to joining politics she worked as a teacher at St. Charles Lwanga in Koboko between 1976 and 1990 and also as a gender development officer at National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) between 1992 and 1996.[1]

Early life and education

Margaret Baba Diri was born on 29 June 1954. She holds a Diploma in Education from the National Teachers College Kyambogo. She also obtained a Bachelor in Adult and Community Education from Kyambogo University.

Career

Margaret Baba Diri started her career as a teacher at St. Charles Lwanga Koboko between 1976 and 1990 and as a gender development officer at the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) between 1992 and 1996.

She later joined politics as a representative of persons with disabilities. She has been in Parliament for five terms from 1996 within which she also represented Koboko as a Woman Member of Parliament.[2] Margaret Baba Diri is a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises and also a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Sports.

Personal life

Margaret Baba Diri is a widow.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baba Diri Margaret. Parliament of Uganda . parliament of uganda . 15 April 2020.
  2. News: Visually impaired MP, Margaret Baba Diri still striving in Parliament . 15 April 2020 . NTV News . NTV Uganda.
  3. Web site: Baba Diri Margaret . 15 April 2020.