Hakainde Hichilema

Hakainde Hichilema (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian politician and businessman. Hichilema is the President-elect of Zambia. He has been the President of the United Party for National Development since 2006. He ran for president six times, winning in 2021.
Early life and career.
Hichilema was born in a village in Monze District in which is now called Zambia. He studed at the University of Zambia and graduated in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration.
Early political career.
He is a member of United Party for National Development (UPND) party. After Anderson Mazoka died in 2006, he was elected as the new party President. He worked as the leader of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), a party made up of three opposition political parties. He has already taken part in the 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016 elections.
Presidency.
Hichilema ran for president again in 2021, this time successfully being elected in a landslide victory by winning 59% of the vote in August 2021. He beat incumbent President Edgar Lungu, who has refused to accept his defeat and has called the election a fraud.
Personal life.
Hichilema is married to Mutinta and has three children. He is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Hichilema is a millionaire and the second-largest cattle rancher in Zambia.