Английская Википедия:Frederick Shava

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Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava (born 20 March 1949) is a Zimbabwean politician who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in February 2021 and sworn in on 2 March 2021.[1][2] He also serves as a member of the Senate representing Midlands Province, having been sworn in on 17 March 2021.[3] He replaced the late Sibusiso Moyo in both the Senate and as foreign minister.[3]

Prior to his appointment, Shava served as Zimbabwe's representative to the United Nations, where he was the President of the UN Economic and Social Affairs Council.[4][5] Shava also served in Robert Mugabe's government as the Minister of Labour, Manpower Planning and Development from 1981 to 1986 and Minister of State for Political Affairs in 1987.[6] While a cabinet minister in the Mugabe government, Shava was convicted for perjury in the Willowgate motor scandal, a matter that he was later pardoned for by the president.[7] He also served as Zimbabwe's ambassador to China from 2007 to 2014.[4][7]

Early life and education

Shava was born on 20 March 1949 in Chivi, in what was then the colony of Southern Rhodesia.[4] He attended secondary school at St. Ignatius College in Chishawasha, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Zambia[4] or the University of Zimbabwe.[8] He also holds a Master of Science in nematology from Imperial College London and a Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy, both in parasitology, from Royal Holloway College.[4][8]

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