| João Melo | |
| Office: | Minister of Social Communication of Angola |
| Term Start: | 2017 |
| Predecessor: | José Luís de Matos |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Luanda, Angola |
| Nationality: | Angolan |
| Party: | MPLA |
Anibal João da Silva Melo (born September 5, 1955) is a writer, journalist, and was a member of the National Assembly of Angola. Now Melo is serving the position of the Ministro da Comunicação Social.[1]
Anibal João Melo was born on September 5, 1955, in Luanda Province, Angola. His family included his father, Anibal de Melo; his mother, Helena Guerra; and his sister, Marina Melo. Because of his father's military career, he lived without his father for most of his childhood, because his father was fighting for Angolan independence from Portugal. He eventually reconnected with his father when he was fifteen. He attended Universidade Federal Fluminense, located in Niteroi province, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, for a degree in Journalism. In 1991, he graduated from his studies at Universidade Federal Fluminense, obtaining an undergraduate degree. In 1994, he obtained a master's degree in communication and culture from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
He has been a writer since 1985 with his first poem collection Definição, and has been writing ever since. Then He went on to join the National Assembly of Angola.Web site: Perfil . Assembleia Nacional.
Short stories were later added to his repertoire