Annette Nkalubo

Colonel Annette Nkalubo, is a senior Ugandan military officer. She is the second highest-ranking military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF).[1]

Colonel

Annette Nkalubo
Born
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
(Diploma in Legal Practice)
OccupationLawyer and Military Officer
Years active1996 - present
Known forMilitary Matters
TitleColonel in the Uganda People's Defence Force

Education

Nkalubo holds a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. She also holds a Diploma in Legal Practice, obtained from the Law Development Centre, also in Kampala.[2]

Career

Nkalubo, while at the rank of Lieutenant, served as a Member of Parliament, representing the UPDF in the 6th parliament (1996 to 2001).[2][3] She was promoted from the rank of Major to Lieutenant Colonel in October 2008.[4] In 2010, at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, she served, on secondment, at the United Nations.[5] In March 2011, Annette Nkalubo, at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, served as the Director of Women's Affairs in the UPDF.[6] In January 2013, she was promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel, making her the second-highest ranking woman military officer, behind Major General Proscovia Nalweyiso.[1]

Other considerations

In March 2011, she was named among "Uganda's Top 50 Women Movers", of the time.[6]

See also

References
  1. Kaasira, Risdel (1 January 2013). "90 UPDF soldiers get promotion". Daily Monitor. Kampala: Nation Media Group. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. Anne Mugisa, and Hillary Kiirya (16 June 2005). "New army MP elected". New Vision. Kampala: Vision Group. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. Maseruka, Josephine (9 October 1998). "Workshop Wants Talks With Rebels" (Archived from the original). New Vision. Kampala: Vision Group. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. Vision Reporter (28 October 2008). "UPDF needs more female officers". New Vision. Kampala: Vision Group. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. Emmanuel Gyezaho, and Evelyn Lirri (9 March 2010). "Gender imbalance still plagues government". Daily Monitor. Kampala: Nation Media Group. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  6. Monitor Staff (8 March 2011). "Today's Uganda top fifty women movers". Daily Monitor. Kampala: Nation Media Group. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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