Jeje Odongo

Jeje Odongo
Jeje Odongo
	Odongo in 2022
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 21 June 2021
Preceded by	Sam Kutesa
Personal details
Born	9 July 1951(age 73); Uganda Protectorate
Alma mater	Nkumba University; (MA in International Relations & Diplomacy)
Occupation	Politician, military officer

GeneralHaji Abubaker Jeje Odongois aUgandanseniormilitary officerandpolitician.In June 2021, he was appointedUganda's cabinet minister for Foreign Affairs.^[1]

He has previously served asMinister of Internal Affairsin theCabinet of Ugandafrom 2016 to 2022. Previously he served asMinister of State for Defencefrom February 2009 to June 2016.^[2]^[3]

History

Jeje Odongo was born inAmuria District,in theTeso sub-region,inEastern Uganda.He attended secondary school atNgora High School.^[4]He entered the Ugandan army in 1979. He is one of the original twenty seven combatants who, together withYoweri Museveni,attacked Kabamba Military Barracks in February 1981 to start theUgandan Bush War,a guerrilla war that lasted from February 1981 until April 1986. Jeje Odongo was captured soon after the first NRA operation and was imprisoned in Luzira Maximum Security Prison.^[5]

In 1994, Jeje Odongo was one of the ten army officers who represented the Ugandan military in theConstituent Assemblythat drafted the 1995 UgandanConstitution.In 1996, he was selected to replace Colonel Sserwanga Lwanga as the Political Commissar in theUganda People's Defense Force(UPDF). Also in 1996, he contested the parliamentary seat for Amuria District in theUgandan Parliament.He won and was appointed as Minister of Defence soon after he entered parliament.

In 1998, he resigned his parliamentary seat and his cabinet position and was appointed Commander of the Army, taking over from Major GeneralMugisha Muntu.He served as army commander until 2001, when he was replaced by Major GeneralJames Kazini.In 2001, he was appointed as Minister without Portfolio, a position he occupied until 2004. In 2004, now at the rank ofLieutenant General,Jeje Odongo was appointed as Minister of State for the Environment.^[6]

Between 2001 and 2006, he was one of 10 senior UPDF officers who represented the Ugandan military in the 8th Ugandan Parliament.^[7]In May 2008, Jeje Odongo graduated with the degree ofMaster of Artsin International Relations and Diplomacy fromNkumba University.^[8]On 16 February 2009, he was promoted toGeneraland appointedMinister of State for Defence.^[9]After seven years in that post, he was instead appointed as Minister of Internal Affairs in the cabinet list announced on 6 June 2016.^[10]

On 18 February 2022 he participated in theEuropean Union - African Union Summitin Brussels. Acontroversyarose when he greetedPresident of the European Commission,Ursula von der Leyen,only after an intervention byEmmanuel Macron,which was considered amisogynisticattitude.^[11]

References

^New Vision (9 June 2021)."President Museveni names new Cabinet".New Vision.Kampala, Uganda.Retrieved16 July2021.
^Newvision Archive (18 February 2009)."Full Cabinet List".New Vision.Archived fromthe originalon 13 February 2015.Retrieved29 May2014.
^Uganda State House (6 June 2016)."Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016"(PDF).Daily Monitor.Kampala. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 October 2016.Retrieved13 June2016.
^Otim, Richard (16 June 2014)."Ngora High marks 100 years as Teso education anchor".Daily Monitor.Retrieved23 September2016.
^Jeje Odongo Reveals NRA Roots,10 June 2002{{citation}}:Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help)
^Matsiko, Grace; Kamali, Geoffrey (11 February 2004)."Museveni Raised to A Full General".New Vision.Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2014.Retrieved29 May2014.
^Newvision Archive (17 February 2006)."UPDF Elects Its MPs".New Vision.Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2014.Retrieved29 May2014.
^"Is Jeje Odongo Warming Up for Diplomacy?".New Vision.2 May 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2014.Retrieved29 May2014.
^State House Uganda (27 May 2011)."Comprehensive List of New Cabinet Appointments & Dropped Ministers".Facebook.Retrieved29 May2014.
^Uganda State House (6 June 2016)."Uganda's New Cabinet As At 6 June 2016".Scribd.Retrieved13 June2016.
^Ashleigh Furlong (18 Feb 2022)."Missed handshake at Africa summit has awkward Sofagate echo".Politico.Retrieved20 Feb2022.

External links

Jeje Odongo Implicated in Illegal Detention of Traders

Military offices
Preceded by Major GeneralMugisha Muntu	Commander ofUganda People's Defence Force 1998 - 2001	Succeeded by Major GeneralJames Kazini

[1] New Vision (9 June 2021)."President Museveni names new Cabinet".New Vision.Kampala, Uganda.Retrieved16 July2021.

[2] Newvision Archive (18 February 2009)."Full Cabinet List".New Vision.Archived fromthe originalon 13 February 2015.Retrieved29 May2014.

[3] Uganda State House (6 June 2016)."Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016"(PDF).Daily Monitor.Kampala. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 October 2016.Retrieved13 June2016.

[4] Otim, Richard (16 June 2014)."Ngora High marks 100 years as Teso education anchor".Daily Monitor.Retrieved23 September2016.

[5] Jeje Odongo Reveals NRA Roots,10 June 2002{{citation}}:Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help)

[6] Matsiko, Grace; Kamali, Geoffrey (11 February 2004)."Museveni Raised to A Full General".New Vision.Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2014.Retrieved29 May2014.

[7] Newvision Archive (17 February 2006)."UPDF Elects Its MPs".New Vision.Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2014.Retrieved29 May2014.

[8] "Is Jeje Odongo Warming Up for Diplomacy?".New Vision.2 May 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2014.Retrieved29 May2014.

[9] State House Uganda (27 May 2011)."Comprehensive List of New Cabinet Appointments & Dropped Ministers".Facebook.Retrieved29 May2014.

[10] Uganda State House (6 June 2016)."Uganda's New Cabinet As At 6 June 2016".Scribd.Retrieved13 June2016.

[11] Ashleigh Furlong (18 Feb 2022)."Missed handshake at Africa summit has awkward Sofagate echo".Politico.Retrieved20 Feb2022.

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