Sidik Mia

Mohammed Sidik Mia
Minister of Transport and Public Works
In office
28 June 2020 – 12 January 2021
PresidentLazarus Chakwera
Preceded byRalph Jooma
In office
August 2010 – January 2014
PresidentBingu wa Mutharika
Joyce Banda
Minister of Defence
In office
June 2009 – August 2010
PresidentBingu wa Mutharika
Minister of Irrigation and Water Development
In office
September 2005 – March 2009
PresidentBingu wa Mutharika
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works
In office
2005–2005
PresidentBingu wa Mutharika
Deputy Minister of Mines, Natural Resources and Environment
In office
2005–2005
PresidentBingu wa Mutharika
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Food Security
In office
2004–2005
PresidentBingu wa Mutharika
Member of Parliament
from Chikwawa-Nkombezi
In office
May 2004 – January 2021
Personal details
Born
Mohammed Sidik Mia

4 March[citation needed] 1965
Died12 January 2021 (aged 55)
Lilongwe, Malawi
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party (2005)
United Democratic Front (Malawi)
SpouseAbida Mia
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Sidik Mia (4 March[citation needed] 1965 – 12 January 2021) was a Malawian businessman, politician, and Member of Parliament who held various ministerial positions within the Cabinet of Malawi beginning in 2004, serving as Minister of Transport and Public Works since June 2020. He was the Deputy President of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) until his death due to COVID-19 related illness on 12 January 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi.[1] He stood as the vice presidential running mate to Dr. Lazarus Chakwera in the 2019 Malawian general election.

  1. ^ "Malawi declares state of disaster as two ministers die of COVID-19". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.