Simplisius Chihambakwe
Occupation
  • Chairperson
  • Judge
Known forChairing the Chihambakwe Commission


Simplisius Chihambakwe is a Zimbabwean legal practitioner ,former Judge and chairperson of the Zimbabwe Commission of Inquiry into the Matabeleland Disturbances also known as the Chihambakwe Commission of Enquiry Report.He is a senior partner and Chairman of 'CMP legal practitioners.

He is chairman and director of various companies, and is a past President of the Law Society of Zimbabwe and past chairman of the Compensation Fund of the Law Society of Zimbabwe and is now Councilor of the Law Society of Zimbabwe. He is a member of the Southern African Development Community Lawyers Association, African Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (the ICSID). He is an active investor, who plays quite a role in investing for himself, and gives private lectures on investments, which has helped a lot of people.


Background

He is a senior partner and Chairman of the firm. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB London) degree in 1969.