Samuel Mumbengegwi

Dr. Samuel Creighton Mumbengegwi (October 23, 1942 – June 14, 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.

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Samuel Creighton Mumbengegwi
Personal details
Born(1942-10-23)October 23, 1942
DiedJune 14, 2016(2016-06-14) (aged 73)
NationalityZimbabwean
Political partyZANU-PF
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLecturer, Educationist

Political career

Mumbengegwi 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 February 6, 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 January 3, 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

He died on June 14, 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
  1. "Mugabe's cronies snatch prize white farms", The Sunday Independent (IOL), April 27, 2002.
  2. "ZIMBABWE: New government without Makoni", SADOCC, 25 August 2002. Archived 19 December 2010 at WebCite
  3. "Mugabe retains old guard during shuffle", Reuters (IOL), February 7, 2007.
  4. "Zimbabwe: Hungwe Wins Chivi-Mwenezi Election Re-Run", The Herald (allAfrica.com), February 28, 2008. Archived December 19, 2010, at WebCite
  5. "Losing Ministers Axed", The Herald (allAfrica.com), 3 January 2009. Archived December 19, 2010, at WebCite
  6. Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.
  7. George Maponga (14 June 2016). "Breaking News: Ex-Minister Mumbengegwi dies". The Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2016.


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