Ugandan politician
George Michael Mukula, commonly known as Mike Mukula, is a Ugandan businessman, politician and a professional pilot. He represented Soroti Municipality from 1996 to 2016 in the parliament of Uganda. He owns a conglomerate of 28 companies under the Mukula Group of Companies.[1] He is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement and currently holds the position of Vice Chairman (Eastern Region) for the ruling National Resistance Movement in Uganda.[2]
Early life and education
Mukula was born in Soroti, Teso sub-region in the Eastern Region of Uganda on 27 August 1956. He attended local schools before he was admitted to the Kenya School of Flying at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. He completed his pilot's training in the United States and attended the IDF Military Colleges from 2000 to 2001 graduating in Counterterrorism. He is a Harvard Kennedy School fellow from the class of 2004-2005, specializing in political and economic reforms in government.[3] In 2005, he was awarded a Master of Business Administration by Nkumba University. In 2009, he received an honorary doctorate degree by the Latin University of Theology, based in Torrance, California, USA.[1][4]
Career
Mukula transitioned from aviation to politics in the mid-1990s. He successfully contested for the Soroti Municipality parliamentary seat in 1996 and was re-elected in 2001, 2006, and 2011.[5] From 2001 to 2006, he served as the state minister for health.[6]
He announced his retirement from elective politics in May 2015, effective March 2016, but continues to serve as the National Resistance Movement Vice Chairman for the Eastern Region. [5][7]
Personal life
He is married and a father of four children. He belongs to the National Resistance Movement political party.[5]
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