Nelly Mutti Explained

Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti, State Counsel
Office:7th Speaker of the National Assembly
Term Start:3 September 2021
Predecessor:Patrick Matibini
Birth Place:30 August 1956
Profession:Lawyer
Husband:Ignitious Pesuka, PhD,BPharm
Alma Mater:University of Zambia

Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti (born 30 August 1956)[1] is a Zambian lawyer and the first woman to serve as the Speaker of the National Assembly[2] [3] [4] after going through unopposed.[5]

On 5 October 2023 Mutti was awarded the Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the year 2023 Award at 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, in Accra, Ghana.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti National Assembly of Zambia. 2021-09-14. www.parliament.gov.zm.
  2. Web site: Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti – Emeritus Reinsurance. 2021-09-03. en-US.
  3. Web site: Zambia : Prominent Lusaka Lawyer Nelly Mutti elected as the first ever woman Speaker of the National Assembly. 2021-09-03. en-GB.
  4. Web site: zamobserver. 2021-09-03. Who is Nelly Mutti?. 2021-09-03. The Zambian Observer. en-US.
  5. Web site: Zambia elects first woman as parliament speaker. 2021-09-06. News24. en-US.