MDC Alliance legislator Joanah Mamombe has been named among the world top five young politicians of the the year.
The winners of the annual One Young World Politician of the Year include Erik Marquardt from Germany, Joanah Mamombe from Zimbabwe, Michael Tubbs from United States, Sarah Elago from The Philippines and Zarifa Ghafari from Afghanistan.
The five young politicians will be presented with the Awards at the One Young World 2021 Summit taking place in Munich from 23-26 April.
Mamombe is the youngest female Member of Parliament, a molecular biologist by profession, a youth leader in MDC and a respected human rights activist.
Mamombe was listed under the 2019 “100 most influential young Africans” by Africa Youth Awards, an organisation based in Abuja, Nigeria.
In 2014, in recognition of her courageous work she was chosen to attend a global conference in Denmark marking 100 years of women in politics and leadership.
In 2017, Mamombe was a keynote speaker at the Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe focusing on young people as change makers.
Mamombe has been the subject of numerous state police investigations which are described by Amnesty International as “persecution through prosecution”.
