“WHEREBY, PROFESSOR BENJAMIN MWEENE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN ZAMBIA. BORN ON 7TH AUGUST 1947, THE LATE PROFESSOR MWEENE WAS APPOINTED LECTURER IN MATHEMATICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA IN 1971. HE BECAME THE FIRST BLACK ZAMBIAN TO HEAD THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRST ZAMBIAN TO EARN A PHD IN PURE MATHEMATICS. HIS MOST REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT WAS SOLVING A 50-YEAR-OLD UNRESOLVED ALGEBRAIC PROBLEM, EARNING HIM PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR AND LATER EMERITUS PROFESSOR - A TITLE HE HELD UNTIL HIS PASSING ON IN 2024. WHEREBY, THE LATE PROFESSOR MWEENE SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN ZAMBIA. AS DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES (1977–1981) AND LATER DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR (1984–1987), HE SPEARHEADED THE SCHOOL’S EXPANSION AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ESTABLISHING OF THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY. HE ALSO SERVED IN POSITIONS SUCH AS, PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE CABINET FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT CABINET OFFICE. HIS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, AND UNWAVERING INTEGRITY IS WORTHY OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | Lusaka |
| Gazette No. | 531 |
| Gazette Vol. | 64 |
| Gazette Date | 2025-05-23 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | Yes |
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