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Uganda’s Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, has been honored with the African Female Leader of the Year Award by the UK-based African Leadership Organization, recognizing her exemplary leadership and commitment to socio-economic advancement.

Uganda’s Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, has triumphed over three other prominent figures, including Antoinette Sayeh, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Helen Oritsejafor, a Nigerian philanthropist and entrepreneur, and Patricia Obo-Nai, CEO of Telecel Ghana, to claim the African Female Leader of the Year Award. This accolade recognizes her exemplary leadership as Uganda’s Prime Minister and her dedication to advancing the country’s socio-economic growth and key national priorities.

Nabbanja, who also represents Kakumiro as a Woman Member of Parliament, was nominated by the UK-based NGO, The African Leadership Organization, to compete for the prestigious 2024 award, where she emerged the winner.

This distinguished continental honor has previously been awarded to notable leaders such as President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi, former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AFDB), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, and Sudanese entrepreneur Mo Ibrahim, founder of the Ibrahim Prize for Leadership. The award ceremony has become a renowned platform for celebrating people-centered leadership and individuals promoting a Pan-African agenda.

Earlier this year, in September, Nabbanja received the Global Women Leadership Award in New York, an annual recognition by the Centre of Economic and Leadership Development, based in the United Kingdom.

As Uganda’s first female Prime Minister, Nabbanja previously served as the Minister of State for Health (General Duties) from December 2019 to June 2021. She also held the position of Parliamentary Commissioner in the Parliamentary Commission from 2016 to December 2019 and worked as a Resident District Commissioner in Busia, Budaka, and Pallisa districts between 2001 and 2010.

Nabbanja holds a Master’s Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation from Nkumba University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Democracy and Development Studies, and a Diploma in the same field from Uganda Martyrs’ University. She is currently pursuing her PhD.