Ambassador
H.E. Ambassador Stone Sizani
H. E. Ambassador Phumelele Stone Sizani was born on 2 March 1954 in Alexandria, Gqeberha (formally Port Elizabeth), South Africa. At the age of 18 he was arrested and sent to Robben Island as a political prisoner, where he remained incarcerated from 1978 to 1980. From 2008 to 2016, Ambassador Sizani served as Member of Parliament, the last three years of which he acted as Chief Whip of the ANC. Since 2016 he has been accredited as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Federal Republic of Germany.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
1994: Master of Arts, Development Studies, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
CAREER
| 1981–1986 | Factory Laboratory Assistance at Allied Colloids |
| 1989–1993 | Regional Director, Kagiso Trust (Eastern Cape) |
| 1994–1998 | IDT Regional Director (Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape and Gauteng Province) |
| 1998–1999 | Political Advisor Eastern Cape Premier |
| 1999–2002 | Member of Executive Council (MEC), Department of Education, Eastern Cape EXCO |
| 2008–2016 | Member of Parliament (South Africa) |
LANGUAGES
- Xhosa
- Afrikaans
- English
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