The Kibuli Muslim faction has appointed Dr. Muhammad Musoke Kiggundu Director Communication and Research in the office of the Supreme Mufti.
Kigundu replaces the late Sheikh Nuhu Muzaata Batte who died last year in December.
A letter from the acting secretary-general of the Kibuli faction, Sheik Twaha Mubiru, says Kiggundu his appointment takes immediate effect in research, public and international relations.
“Dr. Muhammad Musoke Kiggundu has been formerly inducted into the office of the Supreme Mufti management committee as the director communication and research,” the letter read in part.
Muhammad Kiggundu Musoke is a lecturer of religious education and a leading scholar of Islam at Makerere University.
He has also taught at Nkumba University and the Islamic University in Uganda as part-time lecturer.
In 2012, he trained and qualified as a trainer of Higher Education Leadership and management, offered in a joint program by the Universities of Tampere and Helsinki of Finland together with UMI and Makerere University-Uganda.
