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| name = Wilson Kalumba | |||
| image = Wilson Kalumba.jpg | |||
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| caption = Official portrait of Wilson Kalumba in 2016 | |||
| birth_name = Wilson Chisala Kalumba | |||
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| death_date = {{nowrap| {{death date and age|2018|05|15|1964}} }} | |||
| death_place = [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] | |||
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| occupation = [[:Category:Zambian broadcasters|Broadcaster]] | |||
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| known_for = [[Mayor of Lusaka]] | |||
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'''Wilson Chisala Kalumba''' (1964 - 15 May 2018) was the [[Mayor of Lusaka]] city from 2016 to 2018. He took over office as mayor in 2016 until his untimely death on 15 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wilsonkalumba.com/|title=Wilson Chisala Kalumba|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Patriotic Front]]. | |||
==Professional career== | |||
Kalumba was a qualified Chartered Accountant under the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) following his studies at Emile Wolf College in London. He was also a Fellow Member of the [[Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants]] (ZICA). He later obtained his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, United Kingdom. He was a Certified Forensic Accountant, a specialized designation awarded by the American College of Forensic Examiners in the United States. | |||
==Mayor of Lusaka== | |||
In 2016, Kalumba, who was also Chief Executive Officer of Credit Rating Agency, was elected Mayor of Lusaka after polling 270,151 votes beating his closest rival former [[First Lady]] [[Maureen Mwanawasa]] of the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND) who received 150,807 votes.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2018/05/15/lusaka-mayor-dies/ Lusaka Mayor dies], [[Lusaka Times]], 15 May 2018</ref> | |||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Kalumba died at the age of 54 on 15 May 2018 at the [[University Teaching Hospital]] in Lusaka. His death was confirmed by [[Minister of Local Government]], [[Vincent Mwale]]. | Kalumba died at the age of 54 on 15 May 2018 at the [[University Teaching Hospital]] in [[Lusaka]] where he was taken ill on the morning of 8 May. His death was confirmed by [[Minister of Local Government]], [[Vincent Mwale]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[:Category:Mayors of Lusaka|Mayors of Lusaka]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Lusaka]] | [[Category:Lusaka]] | ||
[[Category:People of Zambia]] | [[Category:People of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:City Mayors]] | [[Category:City Mayors]] | ||
[[Category:Lusaka | [[Category:Mayors of Lusaka]] | ||
[[Category:2018 deaths]] |
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