Science, Medicine & Engineering
Distinguished
Mahmood Mamdani
born 1946
Scholar of colonialism and the state
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Uganda Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A political scientist whose book Citizen and Subject (1996) changed how scholars understand colonial rule in Africa.
He has taught at Makerere University and Columbia University.
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