Chifita Matafwali
Chifita Matafwali | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2011 – 20 May 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Kasandwe |
| Constituency | Bangweulu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1959 Samfya, Zambia |
| Died | 20 May 2015 (aged 55) Pune, India |
| Political party | Patriotic Front |
Chifita Matafwali (28 November 1959 – 20 May 2015)National Assembly for the Bangweulu constituency for the Patriotic Front since the 2011 elections.[2]
Matafwali died at age 55 while undergoing, or shortly after, a kidney transplant in the Jehangir Hospital in Pune, India on 20 May 2015.[3][4] Anthony Kasandwe of the Patriotic Front was elected as Matafwali's successor in June 2015.[5]
Personal life
Matafwali was born on 28 November 1959 in
PricewaterhouseCoopers and Chibote Investments until 2001 and subsequently as a consultant.[6]
In 2001 elections Matafwali unsuccessfully ran as a candidate of the Zambia Republican Party for the Bangweulu constituency.[6]
Matafwali was married and had four children.[2][6]
References
- ^ "Chifita Matafwali". National Assembly of Zambia. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ a b "PF Mourns Death of Bangweulu Lawmaker". Zambia Reports. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "PF Bangweulu MP 'Chifita Matafwali' dies in India". The Independent Observer. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Matafwali's body expected tomorrow". Lusaka Voice. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Anthony Kasandwe". National Assembly of Zambia. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d Rebecca Mushota (28 May 2015). "Veep calls for unity". Times of Zambia. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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