Hakainde Hichilema
| Hakainde Hichilema | |
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| President of the United Party for National Development |
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Assumed office 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Anderson Mazoka |
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| Born |
4 June 1962 Monze, Northern Rhodesia |
| Nationality | Zambian |
| Political party | UPND |
| Spouse(s) | Mutinta |
| Children |
3
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| Alma mater |
University of Zambia (BA) University of Birmingham (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Website | hh-zambia |
| Nickname(s) | HH |
Hakainde Hichilema (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian businessman and politician serving as President of the opposition United Party for National Development.
He is a perennial presidential candidate having contested five times in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016.
Hichilema was born in a village in Monze District in present-day Zambia. He received a scholarship to study at the University of Zambia and graduated in 1986 with a BA in Economics and Business Administration. He thereafter pursued an MBA in Finance and Business Strategy at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
He served as the chief executive officer of both Coopers and Lybrand Zambia (1994–1998) and Grant Thornton Zambia (1998–2006).
He is a member of the opposition United Party for National Development, a liberal political party. Following the death of Anderson Mazoka in 2006, he was elected as the party's new President. He also served as the leader of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), an alliance of three opposition political parties.
In the 2006 election, Hichilema was the candidate of the UDA and ran against incumbent president Levy Mwanawasa of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy and Patriotic Front candidate Michael Sata. He received the endorsement of former President Kenneth Kaunda. The election was held on 28 September 2006 and Hichilema took third place with about 25% of the vote.
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