Hakainde Hichilema

Hakainde Hichilema has been President of Zambia since 24 August 2021 and heads the government. An economist by training, he led the United Party for National Development from 2006 and was earlier chief executive of Coopers and Lybrand Zambia and Grant Thornton Zambia.[5]

Country

Zambia

Born

4 Jun 1962, Monze District, Zambia[5]

First office on record

President of the United Party for National Development, 2006

1. 24 Aug 2021 – present

   President[1][2][3][4]

   Republic of ZambiaSourced

2. 24 Aug 2021 – present

   President (head of government)[1][2][3][4]

   Second Hichilema administration (2026–2031)Sourced

3. 2006 – …

   President of the United Party for National Development[5]

   Sourced

• BA in Economics and Business Administration, University of Zambia (1986)[5]
• MBA, University of Birmingham[5]

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