The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda has released a detailed burial program for the Late H.E. Muhammad Tezikuba Kisambira.
Ambassador Kisambira breathed his last in Tehran-Iran on August 4.
According to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary, Vicent Bagiire, there will be funeral prayers (Salatul Janazah) at Tawheed Mosque, Mengo Kisenyi on Friday August 18, 2023 starting at 1pm.
Thereafter the body will be transported to Bulopa, Kamuli District for an overnight vigil.
The burial ceremony will take place on Saturday August 19, 2023 starting at 9:00am – 2:00pm at his ancestral home in Bulopa, Kamuli District.
At the time of his death, the late H.E. Muhammad Tezikuba was serving as the Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uganda to the Islamic Republic of Iran, (resident) and accredited to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Armenia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Iraq, the Republic of Turkmenistan, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the State of Palestine, and the Republic of Tajikistan.
The late Amb. Kisambira will be remembered for his invaluable contribution to Uganda’s Foreign Service in strengthening the excellent bilateral relations between Uganda and all the countries of accreditation where he patriotically served with utmost diligence.