Peter Amos Siwo

Peter Amos Mbiko Siwo ((1931-03-18)18 March 1931 – (1998-02-14)14 February 1998) was one of the first black graduates in Northern Rhodesia, and a pioneering civil servant after the country achieved independence as Zambia.

He was born in Siwo Village beside the Thandiwe Caves, near Chipata in Eastern Province.

He later won a libel case against the Times of Zambia newspaper over its reporting of his actions in this role, in a contract dispute between the ministry and the vehicle supplier TAW International Leasing, Inc.[1] He was often quoted by the Times of Zambia.

He chaired and worked on the Education Reforms in Zambia and was the first Director of Examinations Board.

He married Sheila Gibson McHarrie at Glenluce Abbey, Wigtownshire, Scotland on 20 September 1979.