Paulo Zucula

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Paulo Zucula
Minister of Transport and Communication
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March 11, 2008
Preceded by Antonio Munguambe
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Born 1955
Nationality Mozambican

Paulo Zucula (born 1955) is a Mozambican politician and Mozambique's Minister of Transportation and Communication since March 2008.

Mozambique country in Africa

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini (Swaziland) and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital of Mozambique is Maputo while Matola is the largest city, being a suburb of Maputo.

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Biography

Early life

Born in 1955, Zucula studied agronomy at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, where he completed a B.Sc. degree. He pursued graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, receiving a M.Sc. degree. [1]

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Career

From 1990 to 1992, Zucula served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture for President Joaquim Chissano. [1] [2] Thereafter, from 1993 to 1995, he was a National Programme Manager for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. [1] In 2001, he became coordinator of the Regional Spatial Development Initiative of the Development Bank of Southern Africa. [1] From 2004 to 2005, he held the post of Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Community Development (Portuguese : Fundação Para o Desenvolvimento Comunitário). [1]

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Zucula re-entered public service in December 2006, becoming director of the National Disasters Management Institute (Portuguese : Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades, INGC), Mozambique's disaster management agency. [1] [2] He was "widely praised" for his handling of the 2007 Mozambican flood and for his leadership of the INGC, [3] with one "senior [United Nations] official" describing him as "the most effective director in this position that I have come across in 25 years of disaster management anywhere in the world". [4] He was appointed Minister of Transport and Communication by Armando Guebuza on March 11, 2008, [5] [6] succeeding Antonio Munguambe. Zucula's appointment came as part of a cabinet reshuffle that also involved the replacement of foreign minister Alcinda Abreu and justice minister Esperança Machavela. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Paulo Zucula, National Disaster Management Institute, Mozambique". Conference – Participants. Food Aid 2007, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development . Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  2. 1 2 "Maria Benvida Levy (Mozambique)". Who's Who From Mozambique. African Development Information Services. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  3. ↑ "Mozambique: Guebuza Reshuffles Government". AllAfrica.com . 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  4. ↑ Foley, Conor (2007-05-31). "Preparation is everything". The Guardian . Guardian Media Group . Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  5. ↑ "Le gouvernement du Mozambique" (in French). International Francophone Press Union. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Armando Emilio Guebuza renouvelle son équipe". Afrik'Expression (in French). 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-08-28.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Moz president 'does it again'". Independent Online . 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
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