Former Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda has died.
Chikwanda died after an illness, a close family member has confirmed the development.
Early this year, President Hakainde Hichilema visited him at a private hospital in the capital after reports that the veteran politician had suffered a stroke.
Chikwanda was born on 24 December 1938 and served as a member of the National Assembly during the 1960s under the liberation United Party for National Independence (UNIP).
He was later appointed Finance Minister and again in the 2010s, as Minister of Finance from October 2011 to September 2016, under the former ruling Patriotic Front (PF).
More details and funeral arrangements to be announced in due course.