Winnie Byanyima

Winnie Byanyima
Byanyima in 2015
Born (1959-01-13) 13 January 1959
Mbarara, Uganda
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
(Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering)
Cranfield University
(Master of Science in mechanical engineering)
OccupationsEngineer, politician, and diplomat
Years active1981–present
Political partyForum for Democratic Change (since 2004)
National Resistance Movement (until 2000)
SpouseKizza Besigye

Winifred Byanyima (born 13 January 1959) is the executive director of UNAIDS (2019 to present). She is a Ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician, human rights activist, feminist, and diplomat.

She was previously the executive director of Oxfam International (2013–19) and the director of the Gender Team in the Bureau for Development Policy at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) from 2006.

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