Name Amos Midzi Amos Midzi
Surname Midzi
First Names Amos Bernard
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Country of Birth Zimbabwe
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2004   Ministry of Mines & Mining Development Minister of Mines & Mining Development
2002 2004 Ministry of Energy & Power Development Minister of Energy & Power Development
2001   House of Assembly Non-Constituency Member of Parliament
2000   Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front Chairman
2000   Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front Member of Central Committee - Harare Province
2000 2002 Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Chief Executive Officer
1999 1999   Director - Paramount Systems Solutions (Zimbabwe) Pvt Ltd
1993 1998 Embassy of Zimbabwe in Washington Ambassador to the United States
1987 1993   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cuba
1985   Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front Deputy Secretary for Transport and Welfare - Politburo
1984   Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front Member of Central Committee
1984 1987 Ministry of Youth Development & Employment Creation Deputy Minister of Youth, Sport & Culture
1983   Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front Secretary for Security - Harare Province
1981 2001 Parliament of Zimbabwe Member of Parliament for Mashonaland East
1981 1984 Ministry of Transport & Communications Deputy Minister of Transport & Communication
1980 1982   Assistant Organizing Secretary - Social Consultant for Harare Branch of the Citizens Advice Bureau
1980 1981 Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front Publicity Secretary - Mashonaland East Province
1979 1983 Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front Provincial Secretary
1975 1978   Political Detention for actively participating in the liberation struggle
1974 1979   BSc in Sociology - University of Rhodesia
Date of Birth 4 Jul 1952
Political Affiliation ZANU - PF
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Notes Amos Bernard Midzi (born July 4, 1952) is a Zimbabwean politician, currently serving as Minister of Mines and Mining Development.[1]
Midzi was appointed as Ambassador to the United States in 1993.[2] He ran as the ZANU-PF candidate for Mayor of Harare, the capital, in March 2002, but was defeated by Elias Mudzuri of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Midzi received 56,796 votes against 262,275 votes for Mudzuri.[3] On August 25, 2002, he was appointed as Minister of Energy and Power Development;[4][5] subsequently he was appointed as Minister of Mines and Mining Development on February 9, 2004.[6] He has also served as ZANU-PF Chairman for Harare.[7]
Midzi was nominated as ZANU-PF's candidate for the House of Assembly seat from Epworth, a suburb of Harare, in the March 2008 parliamentary election.[8] He was defeated by the MDC's Jembere Elias, receiving 4,758 votes against 6,220 votes for Elias.[9]
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Record last updated on 02 SEP 2008