Abida Sidik Mia is a

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

an politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Chikwawa Nkombezi in

Chikwawa District Chikwawa is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Chikwawa. The district covers an area of 4,755 km² and has a population of 356,682. Demographics At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the popu ...

and she is a minister of water and sanitation.

Political career

She was elected to the Parliament of Malawi in the 2019 general election. Other Muslim women parliamentarians include Aisha Adams,

Halima Daud Halima Alima Daud is a Malawian politician and deputy health minister. Life Daud was born in southern Malawi in Nsanje. She is based in Dowa and she was first elected to parliament in 2009 when 21% of the MPs were women. She lost her Dowa South ...

, Mwalone Jangiya and Esther Majaza. Mia was appointed Deputy Minister for Lands in 2020. In 2022, she was made Water and Sanitation Minister. She was made the second deputy President of the

Malawi Congress Party The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is a political party in Malawi. It was formed as a successor party to the banned Nyasaland African Congress when the country, then known as Nyasaland, was under British rule. The MCP, under Hastings Banda, pre ...

in September 2024. 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. Mia is a member of the

Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus The Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus is a cross party group of women who are members of Malawi's National Assembly. It was formed in 1996 when there were nine women members of parliament who wanted to work together across parties whenever the ...

which was led by

Roseby Gadama Roseby Gadama became the Malawian member of parliament for Zomda Thondwe in 2019. She is the chair of the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus and she sits on the Public Accounts Committee. Life Gadama was born in Mulanje in eastern Malawi. She ...

in 2024.

Personal life

She is the widow of former minister

Sidik Mia Sidik Mia (4 March 1965 – 12 January 2021) was a Malawian businessman, politician, and Member of Parliament who held various ministerial positions within the Cabinet of Malawi beginning in 2004, serving as Minister of Transport and Public Wor ...

and their children are Huraine, Sauda, Akira and Abdul Wahab.

References

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