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Bright Msaka

Politician

Bright Msaka is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Bright Msaka				[sources]
Other name	Thanks you bay				[sources]
Birth date	1959-10-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Zomba District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Malawi				[sources]
Citizenship	Malawi				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q46623184				[sources]
Position	Minister of Education, Science and Technology (2017-2020) · Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (2014-2015) · Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining (2015-2017)				[sources]
Education	University of Malawi · University of Salford Salford Business School				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Malawian Politician |Accomplished Lawyer |Career Diplomat |Former Minister | Former Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Education, Science and Technology	2017-07-16	2020-06
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development

Data sources

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