Abida Mia

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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]

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Political career

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]

Personal life

She is the widow of former minister Sidik Mia. [5]

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References

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  2. "Hon. Abida Mia". PWC Malawi. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. "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.
  4. Education, Brand (2022-02-07). "Malawi's Water and Sanitation Minister Abida Mia Gears Up For Work". Brand Education. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  5. 247Malawi (2021-01-12). "Ministers Sidik Mia and Belekanyama dies from Covid19". 247MALAWI NEWS. Retrieved 2022-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)