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Zambia: offices and people
Zambia: offices and peopleExplore recorded offices, the people who held them and their institutional connections.
Coverage is partial. “Reported current” reflects source records and may be out of date. Connections show cited institutional relationships; they do not establish a reporting hierarchy.
42 of 42 offices match
Head of state and government
President of Zambia
About this grouping
Grouped from a recorded national leadership term.
Recorded relationships
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Sept 2026.
People and tenure
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Hakainde Hichilema
Reported current24 Aug 2021 – End unknown
President of Zambia since 2021
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Source marks this term current; not independently verified
- Start: 24 Aug 2021
Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat
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Edgar Lungu
Historical25 Jan 2015 – 24 Aug 2021
President of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 25 Jan 2015
- End: 24 Aug 2021
Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat
Guy Scott
Historical28 Oct 2014 – 25 Jan 2015
Zambian politician (1944-2026)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 28 Oct 2014
- End: 25 Jan 2015
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Amanda Lucidon / White House
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Michael Sata
Historical23 Sept 2011 – 28 Oct 2014
Zambian politician (1937–2014)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 23 Sept 2011
- End: 28 Oct 2014
Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · European Communities, 2014 / EC - Audiovisual Service
Rupiah Banda
Historical8 Aug 2008 – 23 Sept 2011
4th president of Zambia (2008–2011); 1937–2022
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 8 Aug 2008
- End: 23 Sept 2011
Portrait: CC BY-SA 2.5 (opens in a new tab) · Antonio Cruz/ABr
Levy Mwanawasa
Historical2 Jan 2002 – 19 Aug 2008
former President of Zambia (1948-2008)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 2 Jan 2002
- End: 19 Aug 2008
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · International Monetary Fund
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Frederick Chiluba
Historical2 Nov 1991 – 2 Jan 2002
former President of Zambia (1991–2002)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 2 Nov 1991
- End: 2 Jan 2002
Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · European Communities, 1994 / EC - Audiovisual Service
Kenneth Kaunda
Historical24 Oct 1964 – 2 Nov 1991
First president of Zambia (1924–2021)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 24 Oct 1964
- End: 2 Nov 1991
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Unknown photographer
Sources and coverage
Office and term sources are linked in each record. Portraits link to their Wikimedia Commons file pages with the available licence and attribution.
Coverage notes (3)
- Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster.
- Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain.
- Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.