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Winnie Byanyima

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Winnie Byanyima is the 19,154th most popular politician (down from 18,835th in 2024), the 39th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 35th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Ugandan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Winnie Byanyima ranks 19,154 out of 19,576. Before her are Katarzyna Lubnauer, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Alan Duncan, Mahamudu Bawumia, Małgorzata Handzlik, and Keit Pentus-Rosimannus. After her are Don Siegelman, Blanche Bruce, Francesco Mussoni, Gregory Meeks, Mairead McGuinness, and Stephanie Grisham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Winnie Byanyima ranks 780. Before her are Godeliève Mukasarasi, Michael Almereyda, Andy Holmes, Merritt Butrick, Christin Cooper, and Eric Wagner. After her are Mairead McGuinness, Lawrie Sanchez, Mark Kirk, Kevin Sheedy, Judith Collins, and Ricky Pierce.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Winnie Byanyima ranks 39 out of 55. Before her are Stephen Kiprotich (1989), Pione Sisto (1995), Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922), Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (1984), Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (1970), and Jacob Kiplimo (2000). After her are Vanessa Nakate (1996), John Sentamu (1949), Simon Kuper (1969), Micheal Azira (1987), Ibrahim Sekagya (1980), and Rebecca Kadaga (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Uganda

Among politicians born in Uganda, Winnie Byanyima ranks 16. Before her are Danny Faure (1962), Bobi Wine (1982), Paulo Muwanga (1924), Robinah Nabbanja (1969), Amama Mbabazi (1949), and Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922). After her are Rebecca Kadaga (1956), and Zohran Mamdani (1991).

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