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Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka | |
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Minister of Natural Resources | |
Assumed office 27 January 2022 | |
President | Lazarus Chakwera |
Preceded by | Nancy Tembo |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 8 July 2020 –27 January 2022 | |
Preceded by | Francis Kasaila |
Succeeded by | Nancy Tembo |
Personal details | |
Born | Lilongwe,Malawi | 12 September 1973
Political party | Malawi Congress Party |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Malawi Derby University |
Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka (born 12 September 1975) of Lilongwe is a Malawian politician who is a Member of Parliament for Lilongwe Mpenu Constituency and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. [1] In January 2022,Mkaka was appointed Minister of Natural resources after a cabinet reshuffle. [2] Mkaka also holds the position of Secretary General for the ruling Malawi Congress Party.
Eisenhower Mkaka was born on 12 September 1973 at Nkhoma Hospital to Teresa and Saxon Mkaka of Mphinzi II Village,TA Mazengera in Lilongwe. He did his early education at Chigodi Full Primary School,Nkhoma Demonstration School,Mphetsankhuli Full Primary School,and Nsalu Primary School.
At Nsalu Primary School Mkaka was selected to attend Mtendere Secondary School in Dedza,where he obtained a Malawi School Certificate of Education in 1996. In 2000,he went on to the University of Malawi,the Polytechnic where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. [3]
In 2009,Mkaka completed a Master of Science (MSc.) in Strategic Management with merit at Derby University in the UK. Before his master's degree,he also completed a diploma in Banking from the University of South Africa/Institute of Bankers in 2007. [3]
Eisenhower Mkaka worked at First Merchant Bank,now First Capital Bank from 2001 to 2012. [4]
In 2018,Mkaka was elected Secretary General at the party's convention,after having been the acting Secretary General. [5]
In 2019's Malawi Tripartite Elections,Mkaka was elected Member of Parliament for Lilongwe Mpenu Constituency. [6] He was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in President Chakwera's cabinet in 2020. [7]
In October 2020,Mkaka visited Morocco and signed four agreements to help Malawi-Moroccan cooperation. The Morocco government also announced 100 scholarships to Malawian students fully funded by the Kingdom. Mkaka expressed his support of Morocco's disputed claims to Western Sahara. [8]
He has also stated that Malawi will open an embassy to Israel in Jerusalem. [9]
In the January 2022 Cabinet Reshuffle,President Lazarus Chakwera moved Mkaka from Foreign Affairs to become the new Minister of Natural Resources [9] [2]
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