Safia Juuko Nalule

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Born (1966-03-15) 15 March 1966 (age 59)
CitizenshipUganda
OccupationLegislator
Safia Juuko Nalule
Born (1966-03-15) 15 March 1966 (age 59)
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelor's degree)
Law Development Centre
(Dip. Law. Pract)
Makerere University
(Master of Arts in Human Rights)
OccupationLegislator
Years active1990–present
Known forPolitics
TitleMember of Parliament
Central Region, Uganda

Safia Juuko Nalule (born 15 March 1966[1]) is a Ugandan Disability Rights activist, politician and legislator who served as the elected woman representative for People with Disabilities, Central Region, Uganda in Uganda's tenth parliament.[2] In April 2021, she was appointed Chairperson of Uganda Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).[3] Politically, she is affiliated to the National Resistance Movement[4] under whose ticket she contested in the 2016 general elections.[2]

According to the Equal Opportunities Commission website, Nalule was born in Mawokota, Mpigi District to the late Mr. Lule Moses and Mrs. Nanyonga Jane Lule[5]

Nalule obtained a bachelor's degree from Makerere University in 1990 and thereafter a Certificate in Business Management Training from the International Labour Organisation / Federation of Uganda Employers in 1991. In 1996, she obtained two certificates – a Certificate in Leadership for Women from ESAMI and a Certificate in Leadership and Microfinance Management from Mobility International USA (MIUSA). She followed that up with a Diploma in Law from the Law Development Centre in 2006 and later a Master of Arts in Human Rights from Makerere University in 2016.[1]

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