Barbara Cecilia Atim Ogwal has passed on in an Indian hospital this Thursday, January 18, 2024 morning.
Here is the quick profile of the woman who was once Miss Uganda and was Dokolo District Woman MP by the time of her death:
Date of birth: June 12, 1946
Parents: Boniface Opio (RIP) and Rosemary Apio.
Husband: Lamech (Lameck) Ogwal
Number of children: seven
Cecilia Ogwal Education
1967: Admitted to the University of East Africa in Nairobi, presently the University of Nairobi
1970: Graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree
1972: Certificate in Human Resources Management, Institute of Public Administration (currently Uganda Management Institute)
1997: Certificate in Christian-based Values, Haggai Institute, Singapore
2008: Certificate in Public Private Partnerships (PPP) from Australia
Cecilia Ogwal Career
1969: ‘Miss Uganda contest winner’
1979-1980: Liaison Officer for Returning Refugees at the Ugandan Embassy in Kenya
1979-1985: General Manager, Intra-African Trade
1980-1981: Operations Manager, Uganda Advisory Board of Trade
1981-1986: Chairperson, Uganda Development Bank
1982-1984: Member of team that founded Uganda Women Finance Bank
1992-1996: Chairperson, UPC’s Presidential Policy Commission
1996-2004: Chairperson, UPC’s Interim Executive Council
1985-1992: Acting Secretary General of Uganda People’s Congress (UPC)
1994-1995: Delegate to Constituent Assembly, participated in making of 1995 Uganda Constitution
