Amade Chemane Camal Jr. (born 1954) is a Mozambican

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

and entrepreneur. The CEO of Sir Comercio Internacional, and the father of leading transport businesses in Mozambique. He was a member of the

Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique The Assembly of the Republic () is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Mozambique, established in 1977. The current parliament has 250 members, who are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation ...

for

Nampula Province Nampula is a Provinces of Mozambique, province of northern Mozambique. It has an area of and a population of 5,758,920, making it the most populous province in Mozambique (2017 census). Nampula is the capital of the province. History Under Port ...

from 1994 to 1999. Camal has been critical of the urban planning problems in

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, saying that the cities' poor infastructure contributes to its noctoriously bad traffic, especially during rush hour, and hurts urban mobility in the county. In 2023, in protest of Israel's occupation of Palestine, several Mozambican organizations established an unofficial "Israeli Apartheid free zone". Camal's company Sir International joined the protest, stating that they would refuse to sell any Israeli products. A Muslim, Camal attended the public celebrations of

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in Maputo. He has denounced the rise of

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in Mozambique, saying that Islam is a religion of peace.

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1956 births Living people Muslim activists Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique) People from Nampula Province Mozambican Muslims Date of birth missing (living people) {{Mozambique-politician-stub