Jacob Mudenda | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mudenda in 2022 | |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2013 | |
| President |
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| Deputy | Tsitsi Gezi |
| Preceded by | Lovemore Moyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe |
| Political party | ZANU–PF |
| Residence(s) | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa (BA) University of Zimbabwe (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda is the current Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe[1] and a member of the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF).[2] A longtime schoolteacher and lawyer, Mudenda joined the Zimbabwe political scene after it gained independence from the British in 1980.[3] Mudenda is well known for his relationship with former Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe, along with the rise and fall of his political career after the Willowgate scandal.
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- ^ eDuzeNet. "Jacob Mudenda's political rise-fall-and-rise tale". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 12 October 2018.