Esther Nyawa Lungu was born on 2 June 1957 and is a well-known public figure from Zambia, who served as the First Lady of the country from 25 January 2015 to 24 August 2021.
12 Facts About Esther Lungu
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Esther Lungu is the wife of the former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, and together they have six children.
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At the Invest in Women conference in Dallas, Esther Nyawa Lungu was a distinguished panellist, with the session being moderated by Cherie Blair.
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Esther Lungu was raised Catholic, but she and her husband are now practicing Baptists.
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Edgar Esther Lungu became a junior minister in the Vice President's Office in 2011, Minister of Home Affairs on 9 July 2012 and Defence minister on 24 December 2013 in the Patriotic Front government.
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Esther Lungu was adopted as the candidate for the Patriotic Front during the January 2015 presidential by-election, following Michael Sata's death.
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Esther Lungu narrowly defeated the opposition candidate and was sworn-in as the President of Zambia on 25 January 2015 and his wife Esther became the First Lady of Zambia.
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Esther Lungu was invited by the health minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and by Princess Latifa Bint Abulazis Al Saud to discuss support for women and child welfare programmes in Zambia.
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Esther Lungu launched a trust fund which seeks to reduce vulnerability of the underprivileged persons using gender sensitive, participatory and environmentally sustainable approaches to improve their livelihoods.
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Esther Lungu suggested hand soap can reduce one out of every three cases of childhood diarrhea.
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Esther Lungu has advocated for bettering the lives of Zambia's older women, and donated 30,000K to six women's associations in Chilanga.
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Esther Lungu congratulated her husband for choosing a woman as his running mate, a first in her country.