Winnie Byanyima, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Winnie Byanyima

Ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician and diplomat

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1959

Place of Birth: Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda

Profession: engineer, politician, entrepreneur, diplomat, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Uganda

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Winifred Byanyima (born 13 January 1959) is a Ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician, and diplomat.
She is the executive director of UNAIDS, effective November 2019.
She was appointed to that position in August 2019, by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, following a comprehensive selection process that involved a search committee constituted by members of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board.
In her new position she concurrently serves as a United Nations Under-Secretary-General.Before that, from May 2013 until November 2019, she served as the executive director of Oxfam International.
She has served as the director of the Gender Team in the Bureau for Development Policy at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) from 2006.