Africa-Press – Mozambique. The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, today, through a Presidential Order, appointed Mateus Magala to the post of Minister of Transport and Communications.
Magala’s appointment comes after the Head of State dismissing Janfar Abdulai and Manuela Joaquim Ribeiro from the positions of minister and deputy minister of Transport and Communications, respectively.
Until the date of his appointment, Magala served as Vice President for Corporate Services and Human Resources, at the African Development Bank (AfDB). Previously he had served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity of Mozambique (EDM).
He holds a Masters in Economics and Econometrics (2000), a Masters in Transport Economics and Management (1998) and a Master’s in Business Administration, all from the University of Sydney, Australia. He also holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Academy of Brno, Czech Republic, (1990). Dr. Magala obtained his PhD in Economics from Victoria University, Australia (2004).
He worked earlier at the African Development Bank from 2008-2015 in various roles, including as Principal Planning Economist and Strategist, Strategy Advisor, and Resident Representative of the Bank in Zimbabwe, prior to being requested to return to his country of Mozambique, to help revamp the nation’s utility company, the EDM.
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