Paulo Zucula (born 1955) is a Mozambican politician and Mozambique's Minister of Transportation and Communication since March 2008.

Biography

Early life

Born in 1955, Zucula studied

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at the Eduardo Mondlane University in

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, where he completed a

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degree. He pursued graduate studies at the

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, receiving a

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degree.

Career

From 1990 to 1992, Zucula served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture for

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Joaquim Chissano. Thereafter, from 1993 to 1995, he was a National Programme Manager for the

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of the

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. In 2001, he became coordinator of the Regional Spatial Development Initiative of the

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. From 2004 to 2005, he held the post of

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of the Foundation for Community Development ( pt, Fundação Para o Desenvolvimento Comunitário). Zucula re-entered public service in December 2006, becoming director of the

National Disasters Management Institute The National Disasters Management Institute ( pt, Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades, INGC) is the disaster relief agency of Mozambique. History The INGC was formed in 1999 by Government decree no. 37 and operates under the Ministry of ...

( pt, Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades, INGC), Mozambique's

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agency. He was "widely praised" for his handling of the

2007 Mozambican flood The 2007 Mozambican flood began in late December 2006 when the Cahora Bassa Dam overflowed from heavy rains on Southern Africa. It worsened on February 22, 2007, when the Category 4 2006–07 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season#Intense Tropica ...

and for his leadership of the INGC, with one "senior nited Nationsofficial" describing him as "the most effective director in this position that I have come across in 25 years of disaster management anywhere in the world". He was appointed Minister of Transport and Communication by Armando Guebuza on March 11, 2008, succeeding Antonio Munguambe. Zucula's appointment came as part of a

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that also involved the replacement of foreign minister

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and justice minister

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References

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