Dr. Samuel Creighton Mumbengegwi (23 October 1942 – 14 June 2016) was a Zimbabwean politician who served for a time as Minister of Higher Education and as ZANU-PF Chairperson. He was the brother of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Simba Mumbengegwi.
Doctor Samuel Creighton Mumbengegwi | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1942 |
| Died | 14 June 2016 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Political party | ZANU-PF |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lecturer, Educationist |
Political career
editMumbengegwi served for a time as Minister of Higher Education and as ZANU-PF Chairperson for Masvingo. According to the Commercial Farmers Union in 2002, he took over Irvin Farm from its white owners as part of land reform.[1] He was subsequently appointed as Minister of Industry and International Trade in August 2002,[2] and he was appointed as the Minister of State for Indigenisation and Empowerment in 2005. On 6 February 2007 he was moved to the position of Finance Minister, replacing Herbert Murerwa.[3]
In the ZANU-PF primaries for the March 2008 parliamentary election, Mumbengegwi sought the party's nomination for the Chivi-Mwenezi Senate constituency in Masvingo Province, but he was defeated by Josiah Hungwe, a former Governor of Masvingo Province. Mumbengegwi disputed the result and the ZANU-PF national election directorate ordered the vote to be held over again, but Mumbengegwi was defeated for a second time, winning 4,906 votes against 8,736 votes for Hungwe, and therefore Hungwe received the ZANU-PF nomination.[4]
The Herald reported on 3 January 2009 that Mumbengegwi had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because he no longer held any seat in Parliament.[5]
He was put on the United States sanctions list in 2003 and remained on the list until his death.[6]
Death
editHe died on 14 June 2016 at Avenues Clinic in Harare due to an unknown ailment. At the time of his death, he was a lecturer at the Great Zimbabwe University in the Education faculty.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Mugabe's cronies snatch prize white farms", The Sunday Independent (IOL), April 27, 2002.
- ^ "ZIMBABWE: New government without Makoni", SADOCC, 25 August 2002. Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mugabe retains old guard during shuffle", Reuters (IOL), February 7, 2007.
- ^ "Zimbabwe: Hungwe Wins Chivi-Mwenezi Election Re-Run", The Herald (allAfrica.com), February 28, 2008. Archived 2 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Losing Ministers Axed", The Herald (allAfrica.com), 3 January 2009. Archived 7 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.
- ^ George Maponga (14 June 2016). "Breaking News: Ex-Minister Mumbengegwi dies". The Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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