Aminah Zawedde

Aminah Zawedde (born 17 September 1978), is a Ugandan computer scientist. academic and public administrator, who serves as the permanent secretary of the Uganda Ministry of ICT and National Guidance since 15 July 2021. Before that Zawedde was a lecturer and researcher in the School of Computing and Informatics Technology at Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda.

Background and education She was born in the Buganda Region of Uganda in the 1970s. After attending local primary and secondary schools, she was admitted to Makerere University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Economics in 2001. She followed that with a Master of Science degree in Information Systems, also from Makerere University.

During that period, she worked and volunteered in various academic and non-academic positions, including as a Data Officer at the Electoral Commission of Uganda, as an IT Intern at the Uganda Revenue Authority, as an IT Consultant at the Infectious Diseases Institute and as visiting lecturer at KCA University in Nairobi, Kenya.

Other considerations Zawedde has authored or co-written a number of peer-reviewed articles, in the areas of her expertise and has presented some of them at international, regional and national conferences.

She serves as a non-executive director of DFCU Group, the parent company of DFCU Bank and National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U).

Zawedde was recognized among top 45 women in Digital Transformation in Africa in 2025. Community wise she has been relating with the Rotary club of Kampala since 2017 and also she is a Board Chairperson of Mustardseed Junior School in Wakiso district.