Maggie Kigozi
Ugandan physician, business consultant, and sportswoman
Maggie Kigozi | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1950-07-05) 5 July 1950 (age 73) Fort Portal, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) |
| Occupation(s) | Business consultant academic |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Known for | Business, Academics, Sports |
| Children | Navio (son) |
Margaret Blick Kigozi, commonly known as Maggie Kigozi, is a Ugandan medical doctor, business consultant, educator, and sportswoman. She is a consultant at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). She formerly served as the executive director of the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), from 1999 until 2011.[1]
Background
She was born Margaret Blick in Fort Portal to George William Blick, a civil engineer with the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport and Molly Johnson Blick, a fashion designer.[2] Both her parents had English fathers and Baganda mothers. Her father and siblings were champion motorcycle riders in Uganda and East Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. Margaret herself was an avid motorcycle rider.[3] She attended Aga Khan Primary School in Kampala, Gayaza High School in Wakiso District for her Ordinary Level education and Kololo Senior Secondary School, in Kampala, for her Advanced Level education. In 1970, just before she turned 20, she entered Makerere University School of Medicine, graduating in 1974 with the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.[4]
Career
Following a one-year internship in Uganda, she migrated to Zambia in Southern Africa, where she practised as a physician, from 1977 until 1979. She returned to Uganda in 1979 following the removal of Idi Amin from power, but had to flee to neighbouring Kenya, after Milton Obote seized power in 1980. She continued to practice medicine in Kenya until 1986, when she again returned to Uganda, following another change of government in Kampala. She worked as the physician to members of the Parliament of Uganda and their families, from 1986 until 1994. She has been reported[by whom?] to have had a passion for paediatrics during her medical career.[5]
In 1994, following the sudden death of her husband, she joined Crown Bottlers Uganda Limited (Pepsi), as the marketing director. During her tenure at Crown Bottlers, she was appointed board member of Uganda Manufacturers Association. She worked at the bottling company until she was appointed executive director at Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) in 1999. She is the first person and first woman to serve in that position at UIA.[6]
In addition to the responsibilities already cited, Kigozi has had the following additional roles:[citation needed]
- Chief Scout of the Uganda Scouts Association
- Associate Professor of Economics at Makerere University
- Member of Global Banking Alliance for Women (GBA) Advisory Board
- Patron, Uganda Change Agents and Junior Chamber International
- Director of the Board of Uganda Export Promotion Board
- Member, board of directors, Crown Beverages Limited – Manufacturers and distributors of Pepsi-Cola in Uganda
- The founder of Uganda Investment Authority Women Entrepreneurs Network
- Focal Point Officer for the Africa Asia Business Forum
- Patron Ugandan Diaspora Network
- Sportswoman who has represented Uganda in lawn tennis, table tennis, hockey and squash.
- For a period leading up to 2011, Dr. Kigozi was the Chancellor of Nkumba University.[7]
Personal life
Before she left Uganda for Zambia in 1977, Blick married Fredrick Serwano Kigozi. Together they had three children, Fred, Michelle and Daniel Kigozi. Fredrick Kigozi died suddenly in 1994.[8] She is the mother of Ugandan hip-hop musician Navio.[9]
See also
- Uganda Investment Authority
- National Food and Drug Authority
- List of wealthiest people in Uganda
- Parliament of Uganda
- Makerere University School of Medicine
References
- ^ Kibombo, Milly (14 September 2011). "Maggie Kigozi Looks Back at UIA Days". The Observer. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Mukiibi, Hellen; Oneal, Nicholas (16 April 2014). "Maggie Kigozi's Mother Collapses, Dies After Dinner". New Vision. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Magoba, Brian (11 August 2012). "Dr. Maggie Kigozi: Our Ambassador for Investment". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Nyanzi, Walakira (17 August 2010). "Dr. Maggie Kigozi: A Portrait of A Successful African Woman In Business, Home And Society". UgPulse.Com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ admin (29 April 2022). "From Dr Maggie we learn not to limit ourselves". The Pearl. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Nakaweesi, Dorothy (15 January 2014). "Dr. Maggie Kigozi on Investing in Mixed Farming And Managing Her 300 Acre Farm". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Professor Maggie Kigozi On African Leadership And Women". Africa on the Blog. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Natukunda, Carol (17 February 2013). "Engineer Daniel Kigozi: The Forgotten Hero". New Vision. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Walter. "Celebrity Gossip Ugandan Rapper Navio Opens Up About His Mother's Condition". Chano8. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
External links
- Website of Uganda Investment Authority
- Website of UNIDO
- Newspaper Interview With Newvision Uganda
