About Tom Okia Okurut
Lived 1960 – 2024 (aged 64). Tom Okia Okurut was an Ugandan researcher, writer, docent and chemist.
Tom Okia Okurut (6 January 1960 – 14 April 2024) was a Ugandan climate change activist, conservationist, environmentalist, author, and policy maker. He was the former executive director National Environment Management Authority for 10 years since 2011 to 2021, and former executive director Climate Change Action East Africa. He died in the Intensive Care Unit due to alleged lack of oxygen circulation in the brain after the head surgery. He was buried on 20 April 2024 in Akadot village, Mukongoro subcounty in Kumi district. in 2011 up to 1 September 2021 when he was succeeded by Akankwasah Barirega after serving two regimes.
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Who was Tom Okia Okurut?
Uganda environmentalist and researcher
When was Tom Okia Okurut born?
Tom Okia Okurut was born on 6 January 1960 in Kumi District.
When did Tom Okia Okurut die?
Tom Okia Okurut died on 14 April 2024.
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Tom Okia Okurut was a researcher, writer, docent and chemist.
What nationality was Tom Okia Okurut?
Tom Okia Okurut was Ugandan.
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