Ziria Tibalwa Waako

Ziria Tibalwa Waako is a Ugandan electrical engineer and corporate executive, who has serves as the executive director and chief executive officer of the Electricity Regulatory Authority since November 2016. She replaced Benon Mutambi, who was appointed the Permanent Secretary of the Uganda Ministry of Internal Affairs. For the first four months, from November 2016 until March 2017, she served in an acting capacity, until her confirmation on 27 March 2017.

Background and education Waako holds an ordinary diploma in electrical engineering and an advanced diploma in electrical engineering, both obtained from Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (today Kyambogo University). She also has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science, both in Electrical engineering, and both obtained from Makerere University, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. In addition, she has a Master of Business Administration in Leadership, awarded by Walden University, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Career Waako's career goes back for over 23 years. All of her adult working life has been spent in Uganda's electricity sector.

Family Waako is married to Professor Paul Waako, a clinical pharmacologist and academic administrator, who since 1 May 2019, has served as the vice chancellor of Busitema University, a public university in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Together, they are parents to five children.

Other considerations Waako is a member of the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers.