Brian Mushimba

Brian Mushimba
Minister of Transport and Communications
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 September 2016
President	Edgar Lungu
Preceded by	Kapembwa Simbao
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 August 2016
President	Edgar Lungu 2015-
Constituency	Kankoyo
Personal details
Born	(1974-11-07) 7 November 1974 Mufulira, Zambia
Political party	Patriotic Front (2001–present)
Spouse	Brenda Mushimba
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Arizona Salem International University
Profession	Engineer
Website	brianmushimba.com

Brian Mushimba (born 7 November 1974) is a Zambian engineer and politician who has been serving as the Minister of Transport and Communications since September 2016. Before joining active politics in 2016 as a way of giving back to his community, he studied, graduated and practiced engineering in the USA, Europe and around Africa with increasing responsibilities to become a Regional Director/CEO In the electricity generation, transmission and distribution sector. Prior to being appointed minister, Mushimba stood and won the elections to become member of parliament (MP) for kankoyo constituency in mufulira district. A firm believer of how transformative education can be,by its impact on his personal life from poverty growing up in kankoyo as a child to privilege today, Mushimba has prioritized education and access to education in his rather poor constituency. He launched a "Mushimba Academic Scholarship" in 2017/2018 to take back to school all vulnerable kids in the constituency that had dropped out of school due to lack of financial sponsorship, many of them due to being orphaned. In its first year, the scholarship has sponsored 130 students at a cost of K236, 000 ($25,000), all personal funds from Mushimba himself.