Mary Jossy Nakhanda Okwakol (born 1951) is a Ugandan university professor, academic administrator, zoologist and community leader.
[4] After graduating from Makerere in 1974, Mary Okwakol was invited back to the Faculty of Science as an assistant lecturer.
She enrolled in the PhD program at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, but was unable to continue due to family responsibilities in Uganda.
[5] In 2019, Mary was appointed as the Executive Director of National Council of Higher Education, a position she holds as of 2021.
[7] Professor Okwakol has published widely in professional journals and has written chapters in scientific books pertaining to her fields of specialization.