Simba Makoni
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Doctor Simbarashe Makoni |
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|---|---|
| Minister of Finance and Economic Development of Zimbabwe | |
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In office July 2000 – August 2002 |
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| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Muchemwa Murerwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 March 1950 Southern Rhodesia |
| Political party |
Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (???? – 2008) Independent (2008 – present) |
| Spouse(s) | Chipo Makoni |
| Children |
Takura Makoni Tonderai Makoni (deceased) Tafara Makoni |
| Residence | Zimbabwe South Africa |
| Alma mater |
Leeds University (BSc) Leicester Polytechnic (PhD) |
| Profession |
Chemist Business consultant |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | smakoni |
Simbarashe Herbert Stanley Makoni (born 22 March 1950) is a Zimbabwean politician and was a candidate for the March 2008 presidential election against incumbent Robert Mugabe. He was Minister of Finance and Economic Development in President Robert Mugabe's cabinet from 2000 to 2002. He faced strong opposition during the Economic Change in Zimbabwe in the early 2000s as his policies contradicted those of the rest of the ZANU-PF party.
Makoni trained as a chemist in the UK during the Second Chimurenga years. During his studies he represented the Zimbabwe African National Union in Europe. He earned his BSc at Leeds University and a PhD at Leicester Polytechnic in medicinal chemistry. He also owns a farm in Headlands, Zimbabwe.
Makoni was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture at Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, when he was thirty years old. In 1981, he was moved to the position of Minister of Industry and Energy Development, where he remained until 1983.
In 1983, Makoni was elected as the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), serving in that post for ten years. A$25,000 scam that rocked SADC in 1993, resulting in the dismissal of three financial officers, who implicated Makoni. He accepted full responsibility as executive secretary, but denied any personal wrongdoing. Leaving SADC in 1994, Makoni became managing director of Zimbabwe Newspapers until 1997.
Makoni returned to the Cabinet as Minister of Finance by Mugabe on 15 July 2000, following the June 2000 parliamentary election. As Finance Minister, he supported the devaluation of the Zimbabwean dollar, a policy that was not favoured by Mugabe, and he was replaced by Herbert Murerwa in the cabinet named on 25 August 2002.
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