Elias Munshya (born 28 September 1978) is a Zambian lawyer, politician and diplomat who serves as Zambia's High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand.
[1][2][3] Munshya was born in 1978 in Chiwempala Township in the mining town of Chingola.
In 2018, he represented the family of Bolanle Alo, a Nigerian national who died after an alternacation with Canadian border agents on a plane at Calgary International Airport.
[5][6] In 2022, he was appointed by Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to serve as Zambia's envoy to Australia and New Zealand.
On his credence presentation, he wore a traditional attire, which earned him praise from Africans for culture in practice.