Education
He attended Mbarara High School for his O-Level education, graduating with the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) in 1973.
He attended Mbarara High School for his O-Level education, graduating with the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) in 1973.
He is the Attorney General of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 1 March 2015. Between 2 June 2006 and 28 February 2015, he served as the State Minister for Justice & Constitutional Affairs in the Ugandan Cabinet.
He has served in that capacity since 2006.
In the cabinet reshuffle of 16 February 2009, and that of 27 May 2011, he retained his cabinet post. He was born on 29 August 1955.
He studied at Ntare School for his A-Level studied, graduating with the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) in 1975. He holds the degree of Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University, Uganda"s oldest University, established in 1922.
He also holds the Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre in Kampala, Uganda"s capital and largest metropolitan area.
His Master of Laws degree was obtained from the University of Edinburgh. Foreign a period of eleven years, between 1981 until 1992, Fred Ruhindi worked as a State Attorney, in the Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs. He was then transferred to the Uganda Investment Authority, where he served as Corporation Secretary, from 1992 until 1999.
He entered politics in 2001 and was elected to parliament to represent Nakawa Division, Kampala District.
He was re-elected in 2006. He has served as State Minister for Justice & Constitutional Affairs since 2006.
From June 2006 until February 2015, he also served as the Deputy Attorney General of Uganda. In a cabinet reshuffle on 1 March 2015, he was appointed the Attorney General of Uganda.
Fred Ruhindi is widowed.
He is of the Christian faith.
He belongs to the National Resistance Movement political party.
He is also the elected Member of Parliament representing Nakawa Division in Kampala District.