Edward Bitanywaine Rugumayo (born 18 December 1934) is a Ugandan politician, diplomat, writer, academic and environmentalist.
He was offered a scholarship to go and study in the United States of America, but was denied a passport by the British Colonial Administration.
Rugumayo was appointed Minister of Education, through connections with his friend Wanume Kibedi, a lawyer, with whom they had studied in London and who was an in-law to Idi Amin.
That year, he returned to Uganda and joined the National Resistance Movement administration of Yoweri Museveni.
[5] Rugumayo started Tooro Botanical Gardens, a 40 hectares (99 acres), natural tropical forest with rare native flora, with medicinal, dye-producing and perfumed plant species.
In 2004, Edward Rugumayo, then Uganda’s Minister of Trade, Tourism, and Industry, made a significant decision to ban the importation and sale of Tiger Head dry cells.
Rugumayo’s decision was part of broader efforts to regulate and improve the quality of goods in the Ugandan market, reflecting his commitment to consumer protection and public safety.