Necton Darlington Mhura (1957 – February 19, 2018) was a Malawian academic, diplomat and politician. He served as

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, with dual accreditation to Canada and Mexico, from May 2015 to September 2016 and the Permanent Representative of Malawi to the United Nations from 2016 until his

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on February 19, 2018.

Biography

Mhura received his Bachelor of Laws from the

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and his

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from the

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. He joined the

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as a research fellow from 1985 until 1988.

Career

Mhura taught as a law lecturer at Malawi Polytechnic from 1995 until 1998. He then served as the head of department of law at the University of Malawi from 1996 until 2002, acting

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of the university from 1997 until 2000, and Dean of the Faculty of Law at University of Malawi, Chancellor College, from 2004 until 2007. He was appointed as the national Commissioner of Lands for the Malawi's Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development from 2009 to 2010 and the Deputy Chief Secretary to the

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from 2010 until 2012. He practiced law from 2012 until 2015, when he was appointed Ambassador to the United States.

Ambassador to the United States

Necton Mhura served as Ambassador to the United States from May 2015 until September 2016. He concurrently served as the non-resident High Commissioner to Canada and the

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, as well as the non-resident Ambassador to

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and Mexico. He was appointed Ambassador to the United States on May 18, 2015.

Permanent Representative to the United Nations

In September 2016, Mhura was appointed Permanent Representative of Malawi to the United Nations. He presented his credentials to

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on September 9, 2016. He remained in the position until his death on February 19, 2018. Necton Mhura died of complications from cancer at

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, before his body was flown to Malawi. Mhura was buried in the city of

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, on March 1, 2018.

References

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