Abe Nkomo

Abe Nkomo
Personal details
Born
Abraham Sokhaya Nkomo

(1940-06-01)1 June 1940
Died10 July 2021(2021-07-10) (aged 81)
Pretoria, South Africa
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
ParentWilliam Frederick Nkomo
Nicknames
  • Abe
  • Abbey

Abraham Sokhaya Nkomo (1 June 1940 – 10 July 2021) was a South African medical doctor, activist, politician, and diplomat. He was a community leader and anti-apartheid activist in Atteridgeville, Pretoria during apartheid, and he later represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the post-apartheid National Assembly, chairing the Portfolio Committee on Health during the first democratic Parliament.