Stone Sizani

Phumelele Stone Sizani (born 2 March 1954) is a South African politician who was, until his resignation on 2 March 2016, a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa and the African National Congress Chief Whip.^[1] It has been reported that upon leaving Parliament his next post will be South African Ambassador to Germany.^[2]

Stone Sizani
Sizani in 2014
Chief Whip of the Majority Party
In office 2013 – 2 March 2016
President	Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Mathole Motshekga
Succeeded by	Jackson Mthembu
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 22 April 2009 – 2 March 2016
Personal details
Born	(1954-03-02) 2 March 1954 (age 71)
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Alma mater	University of East Anglia

Early life

At the age of 18 he was arrested and sent to Robben Island as a political prisoner, where he remained incarcerated from 1978 to 1980.^[3] He graduated with an MA in Development Studies from the University of East Anglia in 1995, where he was a Chevening Scholar.^[4]