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What roles did Michael Atingi-Ego hold, and when?

Michael Atingi-Ego

Ugandan economist who became Governor of the Bank of Uganda in February 2025 after serving as Deputy Governor from 2020.

Latest source 14 Aug 2026Updated 26 Oct 20265 sources

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Currently Governor, Bank of Uganda, since Feb 2025. 6 dated roles on record.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Partially verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. Feb 2025 – present
    Governor Bank of Uganda Current

    Head of Uganda's central bank; named as Governor announcing the August 2026 policy decision.1 2

  2. Jan 2022 – Feb 2025
    Acting head of the Bank (as Deputy Governor) Bank of Uganda Acting or interim

    Ran the central bank after the death of Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile in January 2022.1 3

  3. 2020 – Feb 2025
    Deputy Governor Bank of Uganda Former

    Deputy head of Uganda's central bank, appointed by President Yoweri Museveni to succeed Louis Kasekende.4 1

  4. Sep 2018
    Executive Director Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI), Harare Former

    Head of the regional capacity-building institute, while on leave from the IMF.5 4 1

  5. 2008
    Deputy Director, African Department International Monetary Fund Former

    Senior management post in the IMF department covering sub-Saharan Africa.5 4 1

  6. Economist, rising to Executive Director, Research Bank of Uganda Former

    Career central bank economist, ending as head of the research function.5 4 1

Where the dates come from

  1. SecondaryMichael Atingi-Ego appointed new Bank of Uganda governor, Nuwagaba named deputyPulse Uganda · 10 Feb 2025
  2. SecondaryBank of Uganda holds benchmark rate at 9.75% as inflation edge prompts cautionDaily Monitor (Uganda) · 14 Aug 2026
  3. SecondaryAtingi-Ego receives Central Bank Governor of the Year awardDaily Monitor (Uganda) · Jun 2022
  4. SecondaryMuseveni names Atingi-Ego BoU deputy governor to replace KasekendeDaily Monitor (Uganda) · 29 Mar 2020
  5. PrimaryMichael Atingi-Ego, Executive DirectorMEFMI

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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