Irene Chirwa Mambilima (March 31, 1952 - June 20, 2021) was the Chief Justice of Zambia from 2015 until she died in 2021. She also served as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia and presided over Zambia's 2006, 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections, and the January 2015 presidential by-election. She has been part of several election observer missions including in Liberia, Kenya, Mozambique and Seychelles. Other past international assignments have included serving as Sessional Judge of the Supreme Court of The Gambia. Mambilima sat on the International Board of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) as a Director of the Africa Region. She was also a member of several professional associations including the Zambia Association of Women Judges, the Editorial Board Council of Law Reporting, the Child Fund (Zambia), Women in Law Southern Africa, and the Council of the Institution of Advanced Legal Education.
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31 March 1952 Chiwoko Village, Chipata
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Died |
20 June 2021 (aged 69)
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Zodiac | Aries |
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