Amos Midzi
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Amos Bernard Midzi is a Zimbabwe
an politician who served in the Cabinet successively as Minister of Energy and Power Development and Minister of Mines and Mining Development from 2002 to 2009.
Midzi was appointed as Ambassador to the United States
in 1993. He ran as the ZANU-PF candidate for Mayor of Harare
, the capital, in March 2002, but was defeated by Elias Mudzuri
of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Midzi received 56,796 votes against 262,275 votes for Mudzuri. On August 25, 2002, he was appointed as Minister of Energy and Power Development; subsequently he was appointed as Minister of Mines and Mining Development on February 9, 2004. He has also served as ZANU-PF Chairman for Harare.
Midzi was nominated as ZANU-PF's candidate for the House of Assembly seat from Epworth
, a suburb of Harare, in the March 2008 parliamentary election
. He was defeated by the MDC's Jembere Elias, receiving 4,758 votes against 6,220 votes for Elias.
The Herald reported on January 3, 2009, that Midzi had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because he no longer held any seat in Parliament.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an politician who served in the Cabinet successively as Minister of Energy and Power Development and Minister of Mines and Mining Development from 2002 to 2009.
Midzi was appointed as Ambassador to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1993. He ran as the ZANU-PF candidate for Mayor of Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
, the capital, in March 2002, but was defeated by Elias Mudzuri
Elias Mudzuri
Elias Mudzuri is a Zimbabwean engineer and politician. Mudzuri was elected to a four-year term as Mayor of Harare, a city of 1.8 million, in March 2002. Trained in Sierre Leone as a civil engineer, the mayor is a Fellow of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers. Before becoming mayor, he had worked...
of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Midzi received 56,796 votes against 262,275 votes for Mudzuri. On August 25, 2002, he was appointed as Minister of Energy and Power Development; subsequently he was appointed as Minister of Mines and Mining Development on February 9, 2004. He has also served as ZANU-PF Chairman for Harare.
Midzi was nominated as ZANU-PF's candidate for the House of Assembly seat from Epworth
Epworth, Zimbabwe
Epworth is a suburb in south-eastern Harare. It is home to some famous balancing rocks.- Background :The bustling suburb is located about twelve kilometers out of the Harare City Centre. It is a high density suburb populated by mainly poor residents of Harare. It is bisected by a stream into two...
, a suburb of Harare, in the March 2008 parliamentary election
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2008
A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 29, 2008 to elect members to both the House of Assembly and the Senate of the Zimbabwean parliament...
. He was defeated by the MDC's Jembere Elias, receiving 4,758 votes against 6,220 votes for Elias.
The Herald reported on January 3, 2009, that Midzi had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because he no longer held any seat in Parliament.