Mr. Ali D. SimwingaCommissioner

Mr.-Ali-D.-Simwinga-–-Commissioner
Areas of Expertise
  • Law
  • Advocacy
  • Economic Development
  • Public Sector Management
Education

University of Zambia
Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB)

Galilee College (Israel)
Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Economic Development

Diploma in Public Sector Management Stockholm (Sweden)

Commissioner Amb. Ali Derrick Njavwa Simwinga was appointed Commissioner at the Electoral Commission of Zambia on 6th April, 2018.

Commissioner Simwinga is an Advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court of Zambia. He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) from the University of Zambia (1979). He obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Economic Development from Galilee College Israel (1995) and a Diploma in Public Sector Management from Stockholm Sweden in 1996.

He is an Associate member of the Institute of Local Government Administrators of Zambia (1997). He is also a member of the Law Association of Zambia and the Local Government Association of Zambia.

He was previously Commissioner on the Willa Mungomba Constitution Review Commission (2003 – 2005) as well as a Consultant to the National Constitutional Conference (2008). He is a former Council member of the Copperbelt University and a former board member at Nkana Water and Sewerage Company.

He was Returning Officer for Bwacha Constituency (1983) and Kantanshi Constituency (1988). Between 1992 and 2011, He was Town Clerk for Lusaka City Council and Kitwe City Council as well as District Electoral Officer for both cities.

He served as Zambia’s Ambassador to Egypt from 2014 to 2017.

publications

  • BY-ELECTION FOR LUANGWA COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON

    Notice is hereby given to the general public that the Electoral Commission of Zambia has prescribed Thursday 15th September, 2022 as the date on which to hold the Luangwa Council Chairperson by-election in Luangwa Town Council of Lusaka Province. The polls will take place from 06:00 hours to 18:00 hours.

    July 21, 2022
  • ECZ STAFF SHARE IVLP EXPERIENCE

    The Embassy of the United States of America in Zambia nominated the Electoral Commission of Zambia to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) in April, 2022.

    July 18, 2022
  • PUBLIC NOTICE: RESULTS FOR TWO (2) COUNCILLOR BY-ELECTION(S)

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the following were the results arising from the Local Government By-Election (s) in TWO (2) Council Ward(s) which took place on Thursday, 30th June, 2022.

    July 18, 2022
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