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Mokgweetsi Masisi
Serving as Botswana’s president from 2018 to 2024.
UNICEF · Pandemic response
- Born
- 21 July 1961
- Birthplace
- Moshupa
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Mokgweetsi Masisi is a Botswana politician and former teacher. He served as vice president before succeeding Ian Khama as president.
Early life
Education
Grew up in Gaborone and graduated from the University of Botswana in 1984.
Career
- 1980s
Teaching
Taught social studies before curriculum-development work.
- 2009
Parliament
Entered the National Assembly.
- 2014–2018
Vice presidency
Served as vice president.
- 2018–2024
Presidency
Led Botswana until the 2024 change of government.
Selected work
UNICEF
Worked for UNICEF in Botswana.
Pandemic response
Led the government through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beyond work
Acting
Performed the lead role in a 1984 Gaborone production of Cry, the Beloved Country.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: World Intellectual Property Organization. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.