Brian Mushimba

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Brian C. Mushimba
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
September 2016 – July 2019
PresidentEdgar Lungu
Preceded byKapembwa Simbao
Member of Parliament
In office
August 2016 – July 2021
PresidentEdgar Lungu
ConstituencyKankoyo
Minister of Higher Education
In office
July 2019 – July 2021
PresidentEdgar Lungu
Preceded byNkandu Luo
Personal details
Born (1974-11-07) 7 November 1974 (age 51)
Mufulira, Zambia
PartyPatriotic Front (2016-2021)
Alma materUniversity of Arizona (BSc)
Pittsburg State University (MSc)
Salem University (MBA)
University of Zambia (PhD)
ProfessionEngineer
Websitebrianmushimba.com

Brian C. Mushimba is a politician who was in Zambia's cabinet under President Edgar Lungu. He was born in Mufulira, Zambia and was an engineer before entering parliament,[1] representing Kankoyo Constituency in Mufulira District.[2]

Career

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After graduating from the University of Arizona Mushimba worked as an electrical controls engineer in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and then in Zambia.[3] After that he was Technical Director for Eskom, the state electricity utility of South Africa, and finally for a few months he was Regional Executive for the African market for the Norwegian power company SN Power, before he won a parliamentary seat from Kankoyo in the 2016 general election. He subsequently was appointed to the cabinet.

References

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