Abida Sidik Mia is a Malawian politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Chikwawa Nkombezi in Chikwawa District and she is a minister of water and sanitation.[1]

Political career

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She was elected to the Parliament of Malawi in the 2019 general election.[2]

Mia was appointed Deputy Minister for Lands in 2020.[3] In 2022, she was made Water and Sanitation Minister.[4]

Personal life

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She is the widow of former minister Sidik Mia.[5]

Children, Sauda, Hasina, Akira/Aqrah

References

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  1. ^ Hon. Abida Mia, retrieved 2022-08-08
  2. ^ "Hon. Abida Mia". PWC Malawi. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. ^ "In Abida Mia, Chakwera has awarded sacrifice, loyalty, hard-work and excellence: It's not nepotism - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ^ Education, Brand (2022-02-07). "Malawi's Water and Sanitation Minister Abida Mia Gears Up For Work". Brand Education. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  5. ^ 247Malawi (2021-01-12). "Ministers Sidik Mia and Belekanyama dies from Covid19". 247MALAWI NEWS. Retrieved 2022-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)