Brian Mushimba

Brian C. Mushimba is a politician who was in Zambia's cabinet under President Edgar Lungu. He was born in Mufulira, Zambia and was an engineer before entering parliament,^[1] representing Kankoyo Constituency in Mufulira District.^[2]

Brian C. Mushimba
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office September 2016 – July 2019
President	Edgar Lungu
Preceded by	Kapembwa Simbao
Member of Parliament
In office August 2016 – July 2021
President	Edgar Lungu
Constituency	Kankoyo
Minister of Higher Education
In office July 2019 – July 2021
President	Edgar Lungu
Preceded by	Nkandu Luo
Personal details
Born	(1974-11-07) 7 November 1974 (age 51) Mufulira, Zambia
Party	Patriotic Front (2016-2021)
Alma mater	University of Arizona (BSc) Pittsburg State University (MSc) Salem University (MBA) University of Zambia (PhD)
Profession	Engineer
Website	brianmushimba.com

Career

After graduating from the University of Arizona Mushimba worked as an electrical controls engineer in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and then in Zambia.^[3] After that he was Technical Director for Eskom, the state electricity utility of South Africa, and finally for a few months he was Regional Executive for the African market for the Norwegian power company SN Power, before he won a parliamentary seat from Kankoyo in the 2016 general election. He subsequently was appointed to the cabinet.