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Norbert Mao was born on 12 March, 1967 in Uganda, is a Minister of Justice, Ugandan lawyer and politician. Discover Norbert Mao's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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Uganda |
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Norbert Mao Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Norbert Mao worth at the age of 57 years old? Norbert Mao’s income source is mostly from being a successful Lawyer. He is from Uganda. We have estimated Norbert Mao's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Norbert Mao is a Ugandan political activist and lawyer.
His father, Dusman Okee Sr. (5 January 1942 – 3 January 2016), was Acholi and his mother was a Munyankole.
Mao was born on 12 March 1967.
Mao attended Mwiri Primary School in Jinja and briefly went to Wairaka College in Jinja District before attending Namilyango College, a prestigious all-boys boarding high school in Mukono District from 1982 until 1988.
He then attended Makerere University between 1988 until 1991, graduating with a law degree.
He served as the president of the Makerere University Students Guild between 1990 and 1991.
He went on to obtain the Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center in 1992.
From 1992 until 1994, Mao worked as an associate attorney in the offices of Kabugo and Company Advocates, a Kampala-based law firm.
Between 1994 and 1996, he worked as a legal counsel for the Legal Aid Project of the Uganda Law Society in their Gulu office.
In 1996, he was elected to the Parliament of Uganda, representing Gulu Municipality.
While in parliament, he served on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee and the Public Accounts Committee.
In 2003, Mao was admitted to Yale University, under the Yale World Fellows Program, where he spent one year at the New Haven, Connecticut campus.
He resigned from Parliament in 2006 and was elected chairman of Gulu District.
Mao is chairman of the East African chapter of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and member of its secretariat.
Also, he helped found the Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace (AMANI Forum).
He was instrumental in trying to bridge the gap between the Lord's Resistance Army rebels and the Ugandan government by lobbying for the passage of a general amnesty law aimed at bringing a peaceful resolution to armed conflict in northern Uganda.
He has been president of the Democratic Party since 2010, three time presidential candidate and he served as the Local Council 5 chairman for Gulu District.
He is the current minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the Ugandan government, an office he assumed on 21 July 2022.
He was appointed to this position by Yoweri Museveni, the president of the Republic of Uganda.
This appointment drew immense criticism from the Democratic Party, an opposition party he is currently serving as president.
It was seen as a move by President Museveni to tame the Party and clip its wings to criticize his government.
He was elected as President of the Democratic Party on 20 February 2010 and ran for President of Uganda in the 2011 general election.
The DP faced a lot of challenges that led to a split and deep polarization at the height of the election.
He attracted only a small share of the vote, and President Yoweri Museveni was elected to another term.
Mao and Inter Party Coalition presidential candidates Kizza Besigye and Olara Otunnu, among others, protested the election results in spite of its early approval by international observers and the United States as largely free and fair.
He belongs to the Democratic Party and publicly indicated his intention to contest the 2011 Ugandan presidential elections, either as the nominee of his party or if not nominated on the party ticket, as an independent.
They divorced on 27 May 2019, after 16 years of marriage.
He speaks Luo, Luganda, Runyankole, and English fluently.
Mao is a step-brother to Daniel Kidega, the former speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly.
On 20 July 2022, Mao was appointed Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs by president Museveni in a move that many sparked off debate about his allegiance to the opposition.
On 28 July 2022, Mao sworn in at State house entebbe with President Museveni as the main witness.
Mao was married to Naomi Achieng Odongo, and they have two sons together.