Harry Kalaba

Harry Kalaba (born 12 June 1976 in Mansa District, Luapula Province) is a Zambian politician and the current president for the Citizens First Party.^[1] He had served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Zambia from March 2014 to January 2018.^[2] He is a former member of Patriotic Front.^[3] He served as the Member of Parliament for Bahati from August 2011 to February 2019.^[4][5]

Harry Kalaba
Kalaba in 2017
25th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office March 2014 – January 2018
President	Michael Sata (2014) Edgar Lungu (2015–)
Preceded by	Wylbur Simuusa
Succeeded by	Joseph Malanji
Personal details
Born	(1976-06-12) 12 June 1976 (age 48) Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia
Political party	Patriotic Front ( 2011-2019) Democratic Party (2019-2022) Citizens First party (2022-
Spouse	Irene Kalaba

After leaving the Patriotic Front party in 2019, he was chosen to stand as the presidential candidate at the 2021 Zambian general election for the Democratic Party.^[6] In July 2022, he left the Democratic Party after several issues^[7][8] and in October 2022, he became the president of the Citizens First Party.^[1]

See also

• List of foreign ministers in 2017

References

1. "Zambia : Harry Kalaba installed as President of a new political party called Citizens First". 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
2. "Zambia foreign minister Harry Kalaba resigns over 'greed'". BBC News. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
3. Sharman, Jon (3 January 2018). "Zambian foreign affairs minister resigns over 'swelling' corruption within country". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
4. "Harry Kalaba is a Fraud, I've experience to know a Fraud when l see one". Lusaka Times. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
5. "Bahati | National Assembly of Zambia". www.parliament.gov.zm. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
6. Reports, Zambia. "PF's Harry Kalaba Adopted as Democratic Party 2021 Presidential Candidate". Retrieved 2022-11-04.
7. Shalubala, Chamuka (2022-07-25). "Wrangles force Kalaba to resign from DP". Zambia: News Diggers!. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
8. "Zambia : Long Court Process Forces Harry Kalaba to resigns from the Party he founded to Form a New Political Party". 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-11-04.