​Prime Minister Joseph Muscat paid tribute to Sir Ugo Mifsud on the 129th anniversary of his birth.

​Prime Minister Joseph Muscat paid tribute to Sir Ugo Mifsud on the 129th anniversary of his birth. At the age of 38 years, Sir Ugo Mifsud became the third prime minister of Malta back in 1924. In 1926, he was a co-leader along with Dr Enrico Mizzi of the Partito Nazionalista. During his political career, Sir Ugo held several portfolios. In 1939 he was elected member of the Council of Government. On 9th February 1942, as the Council was debating the British Government’s intention to deport several Maltese persons, Sir Ugo Mifsud suffered a heart attack as he was delivering a stirring and impassioned speech against the British Government’s intention to deport Maltese nationals to Uganda. He passed away two days later, aged 52 in Villa Preziosi in Lija, which is now the prime minister’s official residence. Sir Ugo Mifsud is buried at the Lija cemetery.