(Bloomberg) — Uganda’s central bank governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, who helped shape the nation’s economic recovery following political turmoil in the 1970s, has died. He was 72.
“Prof. Tumusiime-Mutebile passed away at the Nairobi Hospital on Sunday,” Bank of Uganda said in an emailed statement. No details were immediately given.
Tumusiime-Mutebile was Africa’s longest-serving central bank governor, having led the BoU for more than 20 years.
The economist previously served in several government roles, during which he “spearheaded the design and implementation of the economic reform program that restored Uganda from the economic crises of the 1970s and 1980s,” according to a profile statement on BoU’s website. Uganda had just embarked a rebuilding program after dictator Idi Amin’s brutal nationalization policies battered the economy.
President Yoweri Museveni had reappointed Tumusiime-Mutebile to another five-year term, effective Jan. 13, 2021. Before becoming governor in 2001, he was the permanent secretary and secretary to the treasury in the finance ministry.
Tumusiime-Mutebile was educated at Makerere University, Durham University and Oxford University.
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