Abida Mia
Abida Sidik Mia | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Malawian |
| Occupation | politician |
| Known for | minister |
Abida Sidik Mia is a Malawian politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Chikwawa Nkombezi in Chikwawa District and she is a minister of water and sanitation.[1]
Political career
[edit]She was elected to the Parliament of Malawi in the 2019 general election.[2]
Mia was appointed Deputy Minister for Lands in 2020.[3] In 2022, she was made Water and Sanitation Minister.[4]
She was made the second deputy President of the Malawi Congress Party in September 2024.[5]
In December 2024 she was in her Chikwawa Nkombezi constituency encouraging voters to register ready for the 2025 elections. She also gave out spare parts to allow boreholes to be better maintained.[6]
Mia is a member of the Malawi’s Parliamentary Women’s Caucus which is led by Roseby Gadama.[7]
Personal life
[edit]She is the widow of former minister Sidik Mia[8] and their children are Sauda, Hasina and Akira/Aqrah.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Hon. Abida Mia, retrieved 2022-08-08
- ^ "Hon. Abida Mia". PWC Malawi. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "In Abida Mia, Chakwera has awarded sacrifice, loyalty, hard-work and excellence: It's not nepotism - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Education, Brand (2022-02-07). "Malawi's Water and Sanitation Minister Abida Mia Gears Up For Work". Brand Education. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Kalumbi, Mike (2024-09-02). "Abida Mia appointed MCP's Second Deputy President Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ NyasaAuthor1 (2024-12-02). "Abida Mia Urges Voter Registration Amid Borehole Repairs in Chikwawa - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "PWC Home – PWC Malawi". Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ 247Malawi (2021-01-12). "Ministers Sidik Mia and Belekanyama dies from Covid19". 247MALAWI NEWS. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
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