List of University of Zambia people
This is a list of people associated with the University of Zambia.
Government
[edit]Heads of State
[edit]- Levy Mwanawasa, late Zambian president, studied law at UNZA
- Edgar Lungu, former Zambian president, studied law at UNZA
- Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
- Hakainde Hichilema, current Zambian President
Vice-Presidents
[edit]- Inonge Wina, former vice president of Zambia, obtained a BA degree at UNZA[1][2]
- George Kunda, former vice president of Zambia[3]
Cabinet level
[edit]- Nkandu Luo, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and former head of Pathology and Microbiology at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
- Margaret Mwanakatwe, Minister of Finance
- Chitalu Chilufya, Minister of Health
- Brian Mushimba, Minister of Higher Education
Supreme Court
[edit]- Ireen Mambilima, late Chief Justice of Zambia[4]
- Florence Mumba, Judge of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal and Justice of the Supreme Court of Zambia
Members of Parliament
[edit]- Jonas Chanda, Member of the National Assembly for Bwana Mkubwa
- Stanley Kakubo, Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi
- Highvie Hamududu, former Member of the National Assembly for Bweengwa
International
[edit]- Chileshe Kapwepwe, Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda
- Nahas Angula, Namibian Minister of Defence
- Brigitte Mabandla, former South African Minister of Public Enterprises[5]
Ambassadors
[edit]- Monica Nashandi, Namibian ambassador and 1983 graduate
- Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Zambian Ambassador to the United States of America.
Opposition leaders
[edit]- Edith Nawakwi, Leader of the Forum for Democracy and Development and former Minister of Finance.
Business
[edit]- Justin Chinyanta, investment banker
- Mizinga Melu, Chief Executive Officer, Barclays Bank of Zambia
- Chibamba Kanyama, business Leader and writer
- Thandi Ndlovu, South African businesswoman and medical doctor
- Bokani Soko, Zambian businessman and sponsor of Lusaka Dynamos Football Club
Other alumni
[edit]- Edward Makuka Nkoloso, founder of the Zambia National Academy of Science, Space Research and Philosophy
- Mulenga Kapwepwe, patron of the arts
- Dambisa Moyo, economist
- Sir Alimuddin Zumla, Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health at the University College London Medical School.
- Ellen Banda-Aaku, writer
- John Matshikiza, South African actor
- Muyoba Macwan, physicist
- Aaron Mujajati, physician
- Mushaukwa Mukunyandela, neurologist
- Michael Burawoy, sociologist
References
[edit]- ^ "A World of Change: Inonge Wina Returns to SMC". www.smc.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Zambia : Inonge Wina's full profile". Lusaka Times. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Meet George Kunda: The new Vice President of Zambia – who is Mr Integrity". UK Zambians. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Pioneer African Women in Law". African Women in Law. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Brigitte Sylvia Mabandla, Ms". Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2024.