17 Notable alumni of
University of Botswana
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The University of Botswana is 2901st in the world, 73rd in Africa, and 1st in Botswana by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from the University of Botswana sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Ian Khama
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotpolitician
- Biography
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Seretse Khama Ian Khama is a Motswana politician and former military officer who was the fourth President of the Republic of Botswana from 1 April 2008 to 1 April 2018. After serving as Commander of the Botswana Defence Force, he entered politics and was Vice-President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008, then succeeded Festus Mogae as president on 1 April 2008. He won a full term in the 2009 election and was re-elected in October 2014.
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Mokgweetsi Masisi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi is a Motswana politician who served as the fifth president of Botswana from 2018 to 2024. He served as the eighth vice president of Botswana from 12 November 2014 to 1 April 2018. He was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly for the Moshupa-Manyana constituency from 2009 to 2018.
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Slumber Tsogwane
- Enrolled in the University of Botswana
- Graduated with humanities
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Slumber Tsogwane is a Motswana politician who served as Vice President of Botswana from April 2018 to November 2024. He is also former Member of Parliament for Boteti West. He was the longest serving Member of Parliament of the 12th Parliament of Botswana. He is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party.
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Bogolo Kenewendo
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Bogolo Joy Kenewendo is a Motswana economist and politician. Brought back to Botswana Parliament this year, she is the incumbent Minister of Minerals and Energy in the current administration after serving as Cabinet Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Botswana. Kenewendo was dropped from cabinet in November 2019. Since then, she served as the Managing Director of Kenewendo Advisory, based in Gaborone, Botswana. She leads Molaya Kgosi Women Leadership and Mentorship Program and the Board Chair of Molaya Kgosi Trust.
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Phandu Skelemani
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Phandu Tombola Chaka Skelemani is a Motswana politician who is the former speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana having served from 2018 to 2024. He served in the government of Botswana as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2014. A member of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Skelemani was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Botswana, a position he vacated following the defeat of the Botswana Democratic Party in November 2024, and a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Botswana, and he served as Attorney-General of Botswana from 1992 to 2003.
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Beatrice Mtetwa
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Beatrice Mtetwa is a Zimbabwean lawyer who has been internationally recognized for her defense of journalists and press freedom. The New York Times described her in 2008 as "Zimbabwe's top human rights lawyer".
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Ellinah Wamukoya
- Years
- 1951-2021 (aged 70)
- Occupations
- priestpolitician
- Biography
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Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya was a Swazi Anglican bishop.
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Linah Mohohlo
- Occupations
- bankereconomist
- Biography
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Linah Kelebogile Mohohlo was a Botswana banker and university chancellor. She was the first female Governor of the Bank of Botswana from 1999 to 2016. She was also the first female Chancellor of the University of Botswana, serving from 2017 to 2021.
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Patricia McFadden
- Occupations
- human rights activistsociologisteducatorwriterpublisher
- Biography
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Patricia McFadden is a radical African feminist, sociologist, writer, educator, and publisher from Eswatini. She is also an activist and scholar who worked in the anti-apartheid movement for more than 20 years. McFadden has worked in the African and global women’s movements as well. As a writer, she has been the target of political persecution. She has worked as editor of the Southern African Feminist Review and African Feminist Perspectives. She currently teaches, and advocates internationally for women's issues. McFadden has served as a professor at Cornell University, Spelman College, Syracuse University and Smith College in the United States. She also works as a "feminist consultant", supporting women in creating institutionally sustainable feminist spaces within Southern Africa.
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Sanji Mmasenono Monageng
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Sanji Mmasenono Monageng was a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2009 to 2018.
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Peggy Serame
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Peggy Onkutlwile Serame is a Motswana politician who last served as Minister of Finance in the government of President Mokgweetsi Masisi.
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Siyanda Mohutsiwa
- Enrolled in the University of Botswana
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in mathematics
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Siyanda Mohutsiwa is an internationally recognised satirical writer and speaker from Botswana. She created the satirical hashtag #IfAfricaWasABar that went viral in the summer of 2015. She describes herself as a pan-Africanist.
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Athaliah Molokomme
- Enrolled in the University of Botswana
- In 1981 graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- human rights activistauthordiplomatic representativejurist
- Biography
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Athaliah Molokomme was the attorney general of Botswana until 2017 and is the first woman to hold that position. Molokomme has been committed to advocacy for women's rights at conferences, workshops, and seminars around the world. Dr. Athaliah Molokomme was appointed as Permanent Representative of Botswana to the UN in Geneva and Ambassador to Switzerland in May 2018.
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Lesego Motsumi
- Years
- 1964-2023 (aged 59)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lesego Ethel Motsumi was a Botswanan politician. She was elected to the National Assembly in 1999. She became Assistant Minister of Labour and Home Affairs from 2002 to 2003. She then became Minister of Health until November 2004, when she became the Minister of Works and Transport. In the 2008 cabinet reshuffle, held upon the appointment of then president Ian Khama, Motsumi reverted to her old post as Minister of Health, serving until 2009. She served as Minister of Presidential Affairs Governance and Public Administration from 2009 to 2011, also serving as acting Minister of Defence and Security from 2010 to 2011. From 2011 to 2019, she served as Botswana's High Commissioner to India.
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Gomolemo Motswaledi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gomolemo Thatayaone Motswaledi was a liberal Motswana politician and music composer who co-founded the Botswana Movement for Democracy in 2010. Motswaledi also co-founded Umbrella for Democratic Change and served as its first Secretary General until his death in 2014.
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Itseng Kgomotso
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Itseng Kgomotso is a Motswana model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Botswana in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She studied for a degree in arts in the University of Botswana. In July 2010 she was the second princess at the Miss Universe Botswana beauty pageant. In October 2010 she won the Toyota Kickoff Soccerbabes model search, becoming the first citizen of Botswana to ever win the competition.
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Opha Pauline Dube
- Occupations
- writerenvironmental scientistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Opha Pauline Dube is a Botswanan environmental scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Botswana. She co-authored the IPCC's Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C. She is one of fifteen scientists creating the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report for the United Nations.
