What is Sidik Mia?
'''Sidik Mia''' (1965 – 12 January 2021) was a [[Malawi]]an businessman and politician. He was a member of the [[Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi)|Democratic Progressive Party]]. From 2004 to 2014, he was a member of the [[National Assembly (Malawi)|National Assembly]]. From 2009 to 2010, he was Minister of Defence and from 2020 until his death, Mia was Minister of Transport and Public Works. In the [[2019 Malawian general election|2019 general election]], Mia was the [[running mate]] of [[Lazarus Chakwera]]. Mia died on 12 January 2021 from [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi]], aged 56.<ref>[http://www.malawivoice.com/2021/01/12/god-have-mercy-another-cabinet-minister-sidik-mia-dies-of-covid-19/ Another Cabinet Minister Sidik Mia Dies Of Covid-19]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mia, Sidik}} [[Category:1965 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Malawian politicians]] [[Category:African businesspeople]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic]] {{bio-stub}}