Background
Phiri, Samuel Justin was born on November 7, 1953 in Petauke, Zambia. Son of Justin B. and Nelly N. (Nguluwe) Phiri.
Phiri, Samuel Justin was born on November 7, 1953 in Petauke, Zambia. Son of Justin B. and Nelly N. (Nguluwe) Phiri.
Bachelor of Science, University Zambia, Lusaka, 1976. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1983.
Senior tutor, United Nations Institute Nambia, Lusaka, 1988-1990;
lecturer II, U. Zambia, Lusaka, 1982-1985;
lecturer I, U. Zambia, Lusaka, 1985-1988, 90-93;
senior lecturer, U. Zambia, Lusaka, since 1993. Chairman technical committee Envirn. Council Zambia, Lusaka, 1992-1995.
Member policy drafting Ministry of Science and Technology, Lusaka, 1993. Invited by Royal Swedish Academy Sciences to nominate candidate for award of Nobel Prize for Chemistry for 1996.
Serviceman Zambia National Service, 1973-1974. Member International Association Lions Club.
Married Patricia N. Chibinga, September 12, 1987 (divorced January 1996). Children: Stellia, Gabriel.