Hakainde Hichilema
Hakainde Hichilema | |
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.jpg) Hichilema in June 2024 | |
| 7th President of Zambia | |
| Assumed office 24 August 2021 | |
| Vice President | Mutale Nalumango |
| Preceded by | Edgar Lungu |
| President of the United Party for National Development | |
| Assumed office 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Anderson Mazoka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1962 Monze, Northern Rhodesia |
| Nationality | Zambian |
| Political party | UPND |
| Spouse(s) | Mutinta |
| Children | 3
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| Alma mater | University of Zambia (BA) University of Birmingham (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Profession | Economist |
| Website | hh-zambia |
| Nickname(s) | HH |
Hakainde Hichilema (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian politician and businessman. Hichilema is the President of Zambia. He has been the President of the United Party for National Development since 2006.[1][2] He ran for president six times, winning in 2021.
Early life and career
[change | change source]Hichilema was born in a village in Monze District in which is now called Zambia. He studed at the University of Zambia and graduated in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration.
Early political career
[change | change source]He is a member of United Party for National Development (UPND) party. After Anderson Mazoka died in 2006,[3] he was elected as the new party President. He worked as the leader of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), a party made up of three opposition political parties. He has already taken part in the 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016 elections.[4][5]
Presidency
[change | change source]Hichilema ran for president again in 2021, this time successfully being elected in a landslide victory by winning 59% of the vote in August 2021.[6] He beat incumbent President Edgar Lungu, who has refused to accept his defeat and has called the election a fraud.[7][8]
Personal life
[change | change source]Hichilema is married to Mutinta and has three children. He is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[9] Hichilema is a millionaire and the second-largest cattle rancher in Zambia.[10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Zambia frees opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema". www.aljazeera.com.
- ↑ "Zambia opposition leader released". 16 August 2017 – via www.bbc.com.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Mazoka '69, former Zambian presidential candidate, dies". Union College News Archives. 2006-06-02. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ↑ "Zambia's President Edgar Lungu declared election winner". BBC News. 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ↑ "Edgar Lungu steals election - Hakainde Hichilema for President". web.archive.org. 2015-01-27. Archived from the original on 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Mfula, Chris (16 August 2021). "Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema wins landslide in presidential election". Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "Zambian president declares election not free and fair - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ↑ "Zambia President Lungu reject election results". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ↑ "HH: I am not a Masonist, I am Christian and a church elder at SDA". Lusaka Times. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ Laing, Aislinn (19 January 2015). "Africa needs leaders to run countries like CEOs, Zambia's opposition leader says". The Daily Telegraph. Ndola. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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