Abida Mia
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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.{{Citation |title=Hon. Abida Mia |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otLZO4fy6rk |language=en |access-date=2022-08-08}}
Political career
She was elected to the Parliament of Malawi in the 2019 general election.{{Cite web |title=Hon. Abida Mia |url=https://pwcmalawi.org/hon-abida-mia/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=PWC Malawi |language=en-US}} Other Muslim women parliamentarians include Aisha Adams, Halima Daud, Mwalone Jangiya and Esther Majaza.{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2019 |title=Aisha Mambo Adams First Muslim Female Second Deputy Speaker |website=Insight Bulletin |url=https://insightbulletin.org/aisha-mambo-adams-first-muslim-female-second-deputy-speaker/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |language=en-US}}
Mia was appointed Deputy Minister for Lands in 2020.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-09 |title=In Abida Mia, Chakwera has awarded sacrifice, loyalty, hard-work and excellence: It’s not nepotism - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/in-abida-mia-chakwera-has-awarded-sacrifice-loyalty-hard-work-and-excellence-its-not-nepotism/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=www.nyasatimes.com |language=en-GB}} In 2022, she was made Water and Sanitation Minister.{{Cite web |last=Education |first=Brand |date=2022-02-07 |title=Malawi’s Water and Sanitation Minister Abida Mia Gears Up For Work |url=https://brand.education/malawis-water-and-sanitation-minister-abida-mia-gears-up-for-work/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Brand Education |language=en-GB}}
She was made the second deputy President of the Malawi Congress Party in September 2024.{{Cite web |last=Kalumbi |first=Mike |date=2024-09-02 |title=Abida Mia appointed MCP's Second Deputy President Malawi 24 {{!}} Latest News from Malawi |url=https://malawi24.com/2024/09/02/abida-mia-appointed-mcps-second-deputy-president/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Malawi 24 |language=en-US}}
In December 2024 she was in her Chikwawa Nkombezi constituency encouraging voters to register ready for the 2025 elections. She also gave out spare parts to allow boreholes to be better maintained.{{Cite web |last=NyasaAuthor1 |date=2024-12-02 |title=Abida Mia Urges Voter Registration Amid Borehole Repairs in Chikwawa - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/abida-mia-urges-voter-registration-amid-borehole-repairs-in-chikwawa/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.nyasatimes.com |language=en-GB}}
Mia is a member of the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus which was led by Roseby Gadama in 2024.{{Cite web |title=PWC Home – PWC Malawi |url=https://pwcmalawi.org/pwc-home/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |language=en-US}}
Personal life
She is the widow of former minister Sidik Mia{{Cite web |last=247Malawi |date=2021-01-12 |title=Ministers Sidik Mia and Belekanyama dies from Covid19 |url=https://www.247malawi.com/ministers-sidik-mia-and-belekanyama-dies-from-covid19/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=247MALAWI NEWS |language=en-US}} and their children are Huraine, Sauda, Akira and Abdul Wahab.{{fact|date=December 2024}}
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Category:Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi) politicians
Category:Government ministers of Malawi
Category:Women government ministers of Malawi
Category:Members of the National Assembly (Malawi)
Category:21st-century Malawian women politicians
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Malawi Congress Party politicians
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