Elizabeth Nyabongo Net Worth

Background and career

Elizabeth Christobel Edith Bagaaya Akiiki (born 9 February 1936) is Uganda's first female lawyer, a politician, a diplomat and a model who served as the Batebe (Princess Royal) of the Kingdom of Tooro, until 12 September 1995. She was succeeded in that role by her niece Omubiitokati (Princess) Ruth Nsemere Komuntale Farquharson Akiiki.

She is the daughter of King George Mathew David Kamurasi Rukidi and Queen Kezia Byanjeru. She was the first East African woman to be admitted to the English Bar. In 1966, she was called the Ugandan Bar, becoming the first woman to qualify as a barrister in Uganda. She is a paternal aunt (Isenkati) of notable figures; the 13th Omukama of Tooro, Rukidi IV, the current Batebe (Princess Royal) Omubiitokati (Princess) Ruth Nsemere Komuntale Farquharson Akiiki children of her brother the 12th Omukama of Tooro, Olimi III. Omubiitokati (Princess) Juliana Kanyomozi Akiiki and Omubiitokati (Princess) Laura Kahunde Abwooli children of her younger brother Omubiito (Prince) Gerald Philip Manyindo Atwooki. She briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Idi Amin from February to November 1974.

After the abolition of Uganda's traditional monarchies in 1967, she began an international modelling career. She worked with the Peter Lumley Agency in Britain and the Ford Agency in the United States. She is notable for breaking barriers in law, international modelling, diplomacy and public services, particularly as one of the earliest East African women to enter the legal profession at an international level.