Tukiya Kankasa-Mabula

[3] She was appointed to that position in 2007, by Levy Mwanawasa, the president of Zambia at that time, replacing Felix Mfula, who retired.

For a period of time, she worked as director of licensing and enforcement at the Zambian Securities and Exchange Commission.

[7] The IBA Outstanding International Woman Lawyer Award is given every other year and is sponsored by LexisNexis.

[8] The 2014 award presentation ceremony took place during the IBA 6th World Women Lawyers’ Conference, held from 8 to 9 May 2014 in Paris, France.

She also holds the degree of Master of Laws obtained from Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.