Paradzai Zimondi
Rtd. Major General Paradzai Zimondi | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner-General for Prisons and Corrections Services | |
| In office 1 April 1998 – 1 November 2020 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paradzai Willings Zimondi 4 March 1947 Uzumba District, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Zimbabwe) |
| Died | 22 January 2021 (aged 73) Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Political party | ZANU–PF |
| Spouse(s) | Doreen Ruzai Gandari Annie Flora Imagine Chairuka |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Manyika Primary School, Uzumba Umvuma United Primary School, Mvuma Makosa Primary School, Mutoko Nyamuzuwe High School, Mutoko |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Zimbabwe Defence Forces |
| Branch/service | Zimbabwe National Army Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1974–1997 |
| Rank | Major General |
Paradzai Willings Zimondi (Paradzai Willings Zimonte) (4 March 1947 – 22 January 2021) was a Zimbabwe military junta and Prison Director. Zimondi was considered a hero of the Zimbabwean struggle for independence, and he later attained the rank of major general in the Zimbabwean army. After his military retirement, he served for twenty-two years as the Prisons and Corrections Services Commissioner-General for Zimbabwe. He was part of the military junta that staged coups in Zimbabwe in favor of Robert Mugabe. He was part of the Joint Operations Command , a military de facto planning committee of Zimbabwe