14 Notable alumni of
University of Botswana
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The University of Botswana is 3039th in the world, 76th in Africa, and 1st in Botswana by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 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
- politicianaircraft pilot
- Biography
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Seretse Khama Ian Khama is a Botswana 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
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi is the fifth and current President of Botswana, serving since 2018. He served as the 8th 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
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Slumber Tsogwane is the current Vice President of Botswana and also Member of Parliament for Boteti West. He is the longest serving Member of Parliament of the 12th Parliament of Botswana. He took office on 4 April 2018, succeeding Mokgweetsi Masisi. He is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party.
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Bogolo Kenewendo
- Occupations
- politicianinternational forum participanteconomist
- Biography
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Bogolo Joy Kenewendo is a Botswana global economist and politician with deep expertise in international trade and development. She has a particular focus on Pan-African development and a passion for accelerating digitization and innovation across the continent. She is the former Cabinet Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Botswana. Kenewendo was dropped from cabinet in November 2019. Since then, she serves 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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Beatrice Mtetwa
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Beatrice Mtetwa is a Swazi was born 1957 and naturalised 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
- politicianpriest
- Biography
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Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya was a Swazi Anglican bishop.
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Phandu Skelemani
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Phandu Tombola Chaka Skelemani is a Motswana who is the current speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana. He served in the government of Botswana as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2014. A member of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Skelemani is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Botswana 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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Linah Mohohlo
- Occupations
- economistbanker
- 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
- writereducatorsociologisthuman rights activistpublisher
- 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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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
- diplomatic representativejuristhuman rights activist
- 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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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 teacherinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Opha Pauline Dube or 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.
