Amos Bernard Muvengwa Midzi (4 July 1952 – 9 June 2015) was a Zimbabwean politician who served in the Cabinet successively as Minister of Energy and Power Development and Minister of Mines and Mining Development from 2002 to 2009.
He served as Zimbabwe Ambassador to Cuba from 1987 to 1993.[1] Later, Midzi was appointed as Ambassador to the United States in 1993, which he served until 1997, before he was a member of the ZANU-PF politburo.[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 25 August 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 9 February 2004.[6] He has also served as ZANU-PF Chairman for Harare.[7] He was placed on the United States sanctions list in 2003 and remained there until his death.[8]
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.[9] He was defeated by the MDC's Jembere Elias, receiving 4,758 votes against 6,220 votes for Elias.[10]
The Herald reported on 3 January 2009 that Midzi had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because he no longer held any seat in Parliament.[11]
Reports of Midzi's death on 9 June 2015 were immediately labelled as suicide.[12]
On 9 June 2015, following Midzi's death, it was also reported that foul play was suspected amid reports that his car keys were missing.[13] Later in June 2015, a post-mortem conducted on his body revealed that he had been poisoned and was buried at Glen Forest Memorial Park.[14]
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^List of Zimbabwean ambassadors to the United States, U.S. Department of State website.
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^"Zimbabwe's cabinet after the shuffle", Sapa-AFP (IOL), August 25, 2002.
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^"Mugabe rewards loyalists in new Cabinet", New Zimbabwe (zimbabwesituation.com), February 9, 2004.
^Cris Chinaka, "'Listen to our problems, Mr Mugabe'", Reuters (IOL), March 13, 2005.
^Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.
^"Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Names Poll Candidates", The Herald (allAfrica.com), February 15, 2008.
^"Zimbabwe election results 2008" April 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Newzimbabwe.com, April 2, 2008.
^"Losing Ministers Axed", The Herald (allAfrica.com), January 3, 2009.
^"Ambassador Amos Midzi found dead" 2015-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, New Zimbabwe, June 9, 2015.
^""Fired Midzi dies, foul play suspected"". My Zimbabwe News. 9 June 2015.
^"Amos Midi died of poisoning: Autopsy". The Herald. 11 June 2015.
April 12, 2024
amos, midzi, amos, bernard, muvengwa, midzi, july, 1952, june, 2015, zimbabwean, politician, served, cabinet, successively, minister, energy, power, development, minister, mines, mining, development, from, 2002, 2009, honourable, ambassadormpminister, mines, m. Amos Bernard Muvengwa Midzi 4 July 1952 9 June 2015 was a Zimbabwean politician who served in the Cabinet successively as Minister of Energy and Power Development and Minister of Mines and Mining Development from 2002 to 2009 The Honourable AmbassadorAmos MidziMPMinister of Mines and Mining Development of ZimbabweIn office February 2004 January 2009PresidentRobert MugabePreceded byEdward Chindori ChiningaSucceeded byObert MpofuPersonal detailsBorn 1952 07 04 4 July 1952Rhodesia and Nyasaland now Zambia Died9 June 2015 2015 06 09 aged 62 Marirangwe ZimbabwePolitical partyZimbabwe African National Union Patriotic FrontPolitical career editHe served as Zimbabwe Ambassador to Cuba from 1987 to 1993 1 Later Midzi was appointed as Ambassador to the United States in 1993 which he served until 1997 before he was a member of the ZANU PF politburo 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 25 August 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 9 February 2004 6 He has also served as ZANU PF Chairman for Harare 7 He was placed on the United States sanctions list in 2003 and remained there until his death 8 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 9 He was defeated by the MDC s Jembere Elias receiving 4 758 votes against 6 220 votes for Elias 10 The Herald reported on 3 January 2009 that Midzi had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week along with 11 other ministers because he no longer held any seat in Parliament 11 Reports of Midzi s death on 9 June 2015 were immediately labelled as suicide 12 On 9 June 2015 following Midzi s death it was also reported that foul play was suspected amid reports that his car keys were missing 13 Later in June 2015 a post mortem conducted on his body revealed that he had been poisoned and was buried at Glen Forest Memorial Park 14 References edit 5 Facts About Amos Midzi You Probably Didn t Know Newsvyb Archived from the original on 29 March 2017 Retrieved 28 March 2017 List of Zimbabwean ambassadors to the United States U S Department of State website MDC takes Harare and Chitungwiza Archived 2011 07 06 at the Wayback Machine SADOCC March 15 2002 Zimbabwe s cabinet after the shuffle Sapa AFP IOL August 25 2002 ZIMBABWE New government without Makoni Archived 2011 07 06 at the Wayback Machine SADOCC August 25 2002 Mugabe rewards loyalists in new Cabinet New Zimbabwe zimbabwesituation com February 9 2004 Cris Chinaka Listen to our problems Mr Mugabe Reuters IOL March 13 2005 Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zanu PF Names Poll Candidates The Herald allAfrica com February 15 2008 Zimbabwe election results 2008 Archived April 5 2008 at the Wayback Machine Newzimbabwe com April 2 2008 Losing Ministers Axed The Herald allAfrica com January 3 2009 Ambassador Amos Midzi found dead Archived 2015 06 11 at the Wayback Machine New Zimbabwe June 9 2015 Fired Midzi dies foul play suspected My Zimbabwe News 9 June 2015 Amos Midi died of poisoning Autopsy The Herald 11 June 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amos Midzi amp oldid 1189679065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
