Aaron Sangala is a politician who was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs and Public Security in the cabinet

Cabinet of Malawi

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 of Malawi

Malawi

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 in May 2009.

Aaron Sangala was born in 1958, grandson of James Frederick Sangala

James Frederick Sangala

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, a founding member of the Nyasaland African Congress

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.
Sangala worked for Lever Brothers

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 (1974–1981), for the French Embassy teaching modern languages at the French Cultural Centre, and at St. Andrews High School teaching music.
He is a founding member of the Sambangoma Cultural Troupe, Capital Theatre, Blantyre Round Table and Tiakalulu Guitar Quartet.
With Ricardo Garcia

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 and Bashir Sacranie, he was a founder member of the group Kalulu.

Sangala was elected Member of Parliament for Blantyre Ndirande Malabada in 2004.
In June 2006 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Health, and in May 2007 became Deputy Minister of Women and Child Development.
In 2008 he became Minister of National Defense.
He contested the May 2009 General Election on a Democratic Progressive Party

Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi)

The Democratic Progressive Party is the ruling political party in Malawi. The party was formed in February 2005 by Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika after a dispute with the United Democratic Front....

(DPP) ticket and was reelected.
Sangala was appointed Minister of Internal affairs and Public Security in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009.
He retained this position in the cabinet announced on 9 August 2010.