Sydney Sekeramayi
The Right Honourable Doctor Sydney Sekeramayi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 11 September 2013 – 27 November 2017 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Succeeded by | Kembo Mohadi |
| In office 2001 – 13 February 2009 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | Moven Mahachi |
| Succeeded by | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Minister of State for National Security in the President's Office | |
| In office 13 February 2009 – 11 September 2013 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | Didymus Mutasa |
| Succeeded by | Kembo Mohadi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1944 |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Political party | ZANU PF |
Sydney Tigere Sekeramayi (born 30 March 1944) is a Zimbabwean politician who served in the government of Zimbabwe as Minister of Defence between 2013 and 2017. He has been a minister in the Cabinet since independence in 1980, serving as Minister of Defence from 2001 to 2009 and Minister of State Security from 2009 to 2013.
During the Rhodesian Bush War, Sekeramayi was the Zimbabwe African National Union's representative in Sweden. After the war he served as the Minister of National Security, Deputy Secretary of Health Minister for National Security, and Minister for Transport and Welfare.
It was announced on 27 November 2017 that the Zimbabwe cabinet had been dissolved by Mugabe's successor Emmerson Mnangagwa.