Hawa Ndilowe

Ambassador Hawa Olga Ndilowe (born 1950[1]) is a Malawian civil servant and current Chief Secretary to the Government in Malawi.[1] She is a former ambassador to the United States a for Malawi. She has received international recognition for championing girls education.

Career

She received her BA in Social Science with concentrations in Economics & Mathematics from the University of Malawi, Chancellor College. After this she obtained a Masters degree in Information Systems from the London School of Economics.[2] She soon worked as an Information Systems Analyst in Malawi, and then as a Permanent Secretary in the Public Service. She has been a civil servant since 1981.[2] She was the ambassador to the United States for Malawi in 2006 and was accredited for Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba and Mexico.[1][2] Then she began working as Principal Secretary for e-Government after her post in Washington D.C.[2]

Personal life

She grew up as daughter to a police officer.[1] She has four children one boy and three girls.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hawa Ndilowe rises deputy chief secretary for Malawi govt | Nyasa Times Malawi breaking news in Malawi
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.ageafrica.org/age/participants


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