Anas Kaliisa

Dr. Sheikh Anas Kaliisa (1950 – November 4, 2020) was a Ugandan Islamic scholar, academician, and a senior political analyst. He was a personal tutor to president Idi Amin's children. He served as a lecturer and Vice Rector at the Islamic University in Uganda.

Early life and education He was born in 1950 in Southwestern Uganda to Hajii Abdunoor Kariisa and Hajati Hanifa Kariisa. His early years were spent in Sseke, a town near Masaka, Uganda, where he pursued religious studies. Kaliisa was a panelist on Uganda’s premier television, NBS Television Uganda, on a top-rated program where he used to dissect key issues around the world and used to run every Sunday evening. He was also the host of several programs on Salam TV, the highest-rated Islamic Television in Uganda.