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Chaziya was a Minister of Finance from 1981 to 1984 and bank governor during the 1980s. Chaziya's academic prowess earned him a place at the University of Malawi, where he graduated with honors in economics in 1950s. His career in public service began in the 1960s, when he joined the
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