Pen-Mogi Nyeko

Jack H. Pen-Mogi Nyeko is a Ugandan veterinarian, academic and academic administrator. He is the Chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), since 23 October 2025. He previously served as vice chancellor of Gulu University, a public university in northern Uganda.

Background and education He was born in the Northern Region of Uganda on 12 May 1948. He graduated from Makerere University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine degree. In 1981, he graduated from the University of Nairobi with a Master of Science degree. His Doctor of Philosophy was obtained from Makerere University in 1988. His field of specialization is molecular parasitology.

Career He started his career in 1987, as a Principal Research Entomologist, in the Uganda Tsetse Control Department, working there until 1991. From 1993 until 1996, he worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, at Makerere University. In 1994, he was nominated by the President of Uganda to become a delegate of the Constituent Assembly, which wrote and ratified the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. From 1996 until 2001, he was a member of parliament, representing Kilak County, Gulu District. Chairperson of the 18-person Uganda National Council for Higher Education since 2012. Member of the Uganda National Examinations Board since 2002.

Personal life Nyeko is a married father of five adult children.