Charles Mwando Simba

Charles Mwando Simba (18 October 1936– 12 December 2016) was a Congolese politician and member of UNADEF.

From 6 February 2007, to October 2008, he served in the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Minister of Rural Development.

In October 2008, he was appointed as Defense Minister in Adolphe Muzito's cabinet, succeeding Chikez Diemu.

[1] In April 2012, he became the first vice-president of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a position he held until his death.

Mwando Simba also served as a minister during the Congo's second republic and was Governor of Grand Kivu for 12 years.