Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava (born 20 March 1949) is a

Zimbabwean Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Moza ...

politician who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in February 2021 and sworn in on 2 March 2021. He also serves as a member of the

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representing Midlands Province, having been sworn in on 17 March 2021. He replaced the late

Sibusiso Moyo Sibusiso Busi Moyo (SB Moyo) (196020 January 2021) was a Zimbabwean politician and army Lieutenant general. He was noted for announcing the ousting of Robert Mugabe on national television during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état. He went on to ...

in both the Senate and as foreign minister. Prior to his appointment, Shava served as Zimbabwe's representative to the

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, where he was the President of the UN Economic and Social Affairs Council. Shava also served in

Robert Mugabe Robert Gabriel Mugabe (; ; 21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. He served as Leader of the ...

's government as the Minister of Labour, Manpower Planning and Development from 1981 to 1986 and Minister of State for Political Affairs in 1987. While a cabinet minister in the Mugabe government, Shava was convicted for perjury in the

Willowgate Willowgate was a 1988–89 political scandal in Zimbabwe involving the illegal resale of automobile purchases by various government officials, uncovered by '' The Bulawayo Chronicle''. The ensuing investigation resulted in the resignations of five ...

motor scandal, a matter that he was later pardoned for by the president. He also served as Zimbabwe's ambassador to China from 2007 to 2014.

Early life and education

Shava was born on 20 March 1949 in Chivi, in what was then the colony of

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. He attended secondary school at St. Ignatius College in Chishawasha, and went on to earn a

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biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

from the

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or the

University of Zimbabwe The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) is a public university in Harare, Zimbabwe. It opened in 1952 as the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and was initially affiliated with the University of London. It was later renamed the University ...

. He also holds a

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

nematology Nematology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of nematodes, or roundworms. Although nematological investigation dates back to the days of Aristotle or even earlier, nematology as an independent discipline has its recognizable ...

from

Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

and a

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and

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, both in

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, from

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shava, Frederick 1949 births Living people 20th-century Zimbabwean politicians 21st-century Zimbabwean politicians Alumni of Imperial College London Alumni of the University of London Ambassadors of Zimbabwe to China Foreign ministers of Zimbabwe Members of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe Members of the Senate of Zimbabwe People from Masvingo Province ZANU–PF politicians Zimbabwean officials of the United Nations