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| name = Hakainde Hichilema | | name = Hakainde Hichilema | ||
| image = | | image = Hh 02.png | ||
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| office = President of | | office = [[President of Zambia|President-Elect]] of Zambia | ||
| term_start = | | term_start = August 2021 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = | ||
| predecessor = [[ | | predecessor = [[Edgar Lungu]] | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|6|4 | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|6|4}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Monze]], [[Northern Rhodesia]] | | birth_place = [[Monze]], [[Northern Rhodesia]] | ||
| nationality = Zambian | | nationality = Zambian | ||
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| spouse = Mutinta | | spouse = Mutinta | ||
| relations = | | relations = | ||
| children = {{Collapsible list|titlestyle=font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;|title=3||Miyanda|Habwela|Chikonka}} | | children = {{Collapsible list|titlestyle=font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;|title=3||Miyanda|Habwela|Chikonka}} | ||
| alma_mater = [[University of Zambia]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[University of Birmingham]] {{small|( | | alma_mater = [[University of Zambia]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br />[[University of Birmingham]] {{small|(MBA)}} | ||
| profession = | | profession = Economist | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = Businessman | ||
| blank1 = Awards | | blank1 = Awards | ||
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| nickname = HH | | nickname = HH | ||
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'''Hakainde Hichilema''' (born 4 June 1962) is a [[ | '''Hakainde Hichilema''' (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian [[Businessperson|businessman]] and [[President of Zambia|President-Elect]] of Zambia. After having contested five times in [[2006 Zambian general election|2006]], [[2008 Zambian presidential election|2008]], [[2011 Zambian general election|2011]], [[2015 Zambian presidential election|2015]] and [[2016 Zambian general election|2016]] and won the [[2021 Zambian general election|2021 election]]. | ||
==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Hichilema was born in a village in [[Monze District]] in present day Zambia. He received a [[scholarship]] to study at the [[University of Zambia]] and graduated in 1986 with a BA in Economics and Business Administration. He thereafter pursued an [[MBA]] in Finance and Business Strategy at the [[University of Birmingham]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. | Hichilema was born in a village in [[Monze District]] in present day Zambia. He received a [[scholarship]] to study at the [[University of Zambia]] and graduated in 1986 with a BA in Economics and Business Administration. He thereafter pursued an [[MBA]] in Finance and Business Strategy at the [[University of Birmingham]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. | ||
He served as the [[Chief Executive Officer]] of both [[Coopers and Lybrand|Coopers and Lybrand Zambia]] (1994-1998) and [[Grant Thornton International|Grant Thornton Zambia]] (1998-2006). | |||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
He is a member of the opposition [[United Party for National Development]], a [[Liberalism|liberal]] [[List of political parties in Zambia|political party]]. Following the death of [[Anderson Mazoka]] in 2006, he was elected as the party's new President. He also served as the leader of the [[United Democratic Alliance (Zambia)|United Democratic Alliance]] (UDA), an alliance of three opposition political parties. | He is a member of the opposition [[United Party for National Development]], a [[Liberalism|liberal]] [[List of political parties in Zambia|political party]]. Following the death of [[Anderson Mazoka]] in 2006, he was elected as the party's new President. He also served as the leader of the [[United Democratic Alliance (Zambia)|United Democratic Alliance]] (UDA), an alliance of three opposition political parties. | ||
