Mohammed Sidik Mia | |
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Minister of Transport and Public Works | |
In office 28 June 2020 – 12 January 2021 | |
President | Lazarus Chakwera |
Preceded by | Ralph Jooma |
In office August 2010 – January 2014 | |
President | Bingu wa Mutharika Joyce Banda |
Minister of Defence | |
In office June 2009 – August 2010 | |
President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
Minister of Irrigation and Water Development | |
In office September 2005 – March 2009 | |
President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works | |
In office 2005–2005 | |
President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
Deputy Minister of Mines, Natural Resources and Environment | |
In office 2005–2005 | |
President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Food Security | |
In office 2004–2005 | |
President | Bingu 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 |
Died | 12 January 2021 (aged 55) Lilongwe, Malawi |
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (2005) United Democratic Front (Malawi) |
Spouse | Abida Mia |
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.