PROFILE: Who Exactly Was Cecilia Ogwal, the Ex-Miss Uganda and MP?

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