Didymus Noel Edwin Mutasa

Birthplace: Rusape District
Home: Luxury villa in Harare; two formerly white-owned farms.
Family: Wife, Chipo, Army Medical Director; three children.
History: Raised a Christian, Mutasa worked on a multi-racial farm, where he learned as much about liberation as agriculture.

Subsequently he studied at Birmingham University on a British Council scholarship, later joining Mugabe in Mozambique.

At independence in 1980 he became Speaker in Zimbabwe's first Parliament, and is today one of the few men still loyal to Mugabe. He'd love to take over from his boss - but others have different ideas.
Future: Retirement would be the wisest course.