Vali Jamal

About me

Gender Male
Location Kampala, Uganda
Introduction Vali Jamal, PhD, born Kenya. Resident Uganda, 1946-58; 1961; 1964-68; 1972; 2005 to present. Aga Khan School, Kampala, 1947-53; Government Indian Secondary School, Old Kampala, 1953-57; Norwich City College, 1958-61 (A-levels); 1961-64 Trinity College, Cambridge University (BA, 1964); 1968-76 Food Research Institute, Stanford Unversity (MSc 1970; PhD 1976). Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Uganda, 1964-67. Senior Economist, ILO, Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Geneva, 1976-2001. Author: 6 major books and 100s of peer-reviewed articles on sub-Saharan African economics. Forthcoming in September 2011 Ugandan Asians: Then and Now, Here and There, We Contributed, We Contribute, 955+ pp, self-publish. Precept to live by: The bull will attack regardless your kind intentions to him as a vegetarian.