Sam Otada’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Ugandan businessman
Is Politician
Businessperson
From Uganda
Type Business
Politics
Gender male
Birth

27 October 1971, Kiryandongo, Kiryandongo District, Western Region, Uganda

Age 49 years
Star sign Scorpio
Residence Kampala, Kampala District, Central Region, Uganda
Education
Makerere University

Samuel Owor Amooti Otada (born 27 October 1971), commonly known as Sam Otada, is a Ugandan businessman and politician. He is the group chairman and group chief executive officer of the Otada Group of Companies, a family-owned business conglomerate. He has been reported to be one of the wealthiest people in Uganda.

Otada previously served as member of Parliament for Kibanda County, Kiryandongo District from 2001 to 2016.

Background and education

Otada was born in Kiryandongo District, Western Region, on 27 October 1971. He attended Makerere University, Uganda’s oldest and largest public university, graduating in 1999, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Career

Otada’s father, a businessman and entrepreneur, died in 1999 soon after his youngest son finished his undergraduate studies at Makerere. The young man, at age 28 inherited his father’s company, then a bus operator with about 30 buses. Under his leadership, the bus company has grown into four different businesses dealing in transportation, civil engineering, construction, waste management, and mobile telephone airtime.

Otada was elected as the member of Parliament for Kibanda County, Kiryandongo District in 2001. He held the seat in 2006 and 2011. For the 2016 general election, the constituency was split into two, with Otada standing for the new constituency of Kibanda County North on an independent ticket. He lost to Taban Idi Amin, but challenged the result through the courts.

Parliamentary responsibilities

During the ninth Parliament (2011–16), Otada served as the Leader of the Independents in the Ugandan parliament. He sat on the following parliamentary committees:

  • Equal Opportunities Committee
  • Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee
You May Also Like

George O. Gore II’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story

George O. Gore II net worth: George O. Gore II is an American actor who has a net worth of $2 million. Born in Fort Washington, Maryland, George O. Gore II began acting professionally when he was in elementary school. He made his professional debut in the film, “Juice” in 1992, and has since gone on to appear in both film and television projects. Some of his projects include, “Eddie”, “New York Undercover”, “Law & Order”, “The Devil’s Advocate”, “Touched By An Angel”, “The Bumblebee Flies Away”, “The Nightmare Room”, and “Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness”. He is most widely recognized for his performance as Michael Kyle, Jr. on the television show, “My Wife and Kids”. He also directed multiple episodes of the sitcom. Most recently, he appeared in the comedy, “Dance Flick”. He is currently co-starring on the sitcom, “Second Generation Wayans”, which began airing on BET in January 2013.
Read More

Cheech Marin’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

This celebrity is an American actor and comedian with a net worth of $12 million. Cheech Marin, whose official name is Richard Anthony Marin, can attribute part of his wealth to the earnings he received when he appeared in the Cheech & Chong Comedy series. The comedy ran for several episodes which lasted the better part of 1970s and the first few years of 1980s.
Read More