Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
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| Ubulili | owesilisa  |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika, Umbuso waseNingizimu Afrika |
| Name in native language | Jacob Zuma |
| Birth name | Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma |
| Given name | Jacob |
| Family name | Zuma |
| Usuku lokuzalwa | 12 uMbasa 1942 |
| Place of birth | Inkandla |
| Relative | Khulubuse Zuma |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | IsiNgisi, IsiZulu |
| Place of detention | I-Robben Island |
| Convicted of | Deviance |
| Occupation | usombusazwe, UNgqongqoshe |
| Position held | Umongameli waseNingizimu Afrika, vice president, member of the National Assembly of South Africa |
| Affiliation string | The Presidency of South Africa |
| Member of political party | African National Congress, South African Communist Party, uMkhonto we Sizwe |
| Candidacy in election | 2009 Ukhetho Lukazwelonke lwaseNingizimu Afrika, 2009 South African presidential election |
| Religion or worldview | Protestantism |
| Participant in | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 |
| Member of | UMkhonto weSizwe |
| Owner of | Ikhaya laseNkandla |
| Significant event | Panama Papers |
| Described at URL | https://www.pa.org.za/person/jacob-gedleyihlekisa-zuma/ |
UJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, owazalwa ngomhlaka-12 kuNhlaba 1942 ungusopolitiki waseNingizimu Afrika owayengumongameli wesine waseNingizimu Afrika kusukela ngo-2009 kuya ku-2018. Uphinde abizwe ngamagama akhe okuqala JZ namagama omndeni UNxamalala noMsholozi. UZuma wayengumshisekeli omelene Ubandlululo, ilungu le-UMkhonto weSizwe, futhi wayengumongameli we-I-African National Congress (ANC) kusukela ngo-2007 kuya ku-2017. Uphinde abe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi yase-ISwatini, UMswati III, kusukela ngo-2024.
UZuma wazalelwa esifundeni sasemaphandleni saseNkandla, manje esiyingxenye yesifundazwe saKwaZulu-Natal futhi esikhungweni sokusekela uZuma. Wajoyina i-ANC eneminyaka engu-17 ngo-1959 futhi wachitha iminyaka eyishumi Ijele LaseRobben Island njengesiboshwa sezombusazwe. Waya ekudingisweni ngo-1975 futhi ekugcineni wamiswa njengenhloko yomnyango wobuhloli we-ANC. Ngemva kokuba i-ANC ingavinjelwe ngo-1990, ngokushesha wakhuphuka ebuholini bezwe futhi waba yiphini likanobhala jikelele ngo-1991, usihlalo kazwelonke ngo-1994, nephini likamongameli ngo-1997. Wayeyiphini likamongameli waseNingizimu Afrika kusukela ngo-1999 kuya ku-2005 ngaphansi kukaMongameli UThabo Mbeki, owalandela UNelson Mandela. UMbeki waxosha uZuma ngo-14 kuNhlangulane 2005 ngemuva kokuba umeluleki wezezimali kaZuma, UShabir Shaik, egwetshwe ngecala lokukhokha inkhohlakalo kuZuma maqondana ne-Arms Deal. UZuma bamangalelwe ngenkohlakalo futhi wakhululwa namacala okudlwengula ecaleni lika-2006 elaziwa kakhulu. Wakwazi ukugcina ukusekelwa komfelandawonye wangakwesobunxele ngaphakathi kwe-ANC, okwamvumela ukuba asuse uMbeki njengomongameli we-ANC ngoZibandlela 2007 engqungqutheleni yokukhetha ye-ANC ePolokwane.
Unabafowabo abathathu - uMichael, uJoseph, noKhanya - futhi o unodadewabo oyedwa - uVelephi. UMichael Zuma wayeqashwe yi-Yenza Property Services, inkampani yokwakha, futhi ngo-2011 wavuma ukuthi wasebenzisa isimo sikahulumeni somfowabo omdala uJacob ukuze athole inkontileka kahulumeni yenkampani ngokushintshanisa ngendawo yokuhlala eNkandla.