Patricia Kaliati

**Patricia Annie Kaliati** 'yar siyasa ce 'yar Malawi kuma tsohuwar malamar makaranta wacce ta riƙe muƙamai daban-daban na minista a Majalisar Ministocin Malawi, ciki har da Ministar Jinsi. A shekarar 2024, ta kasance Sakatare Janar na ƙungiyar adawa ta United Transformation Movement, an kama ta kafin zaɓen ƙasa da ke tafe. An sake zaɓenta a shekarar 2025 kuma ta zama shugabar majalisar dokoki ta jam'iyyarta.

## Rayuwar farko da ilimi
An haifi Kaliati a shekarar 1967 a ƙauyen Nkando, Mulanje, Yankin Kudancin Malawi. Ta yi horo a matsayin malamar makaranta a shekarar 1988, inda ta sami takardar shaidar koyarwa ta makarantar firamare daga Kwalejin Malamai ta Bembeke, daga baya kuma ta sami takardar shaidar Diploma a fannin Gudanar da Albarkatun Ɗan Adam. Bayan kammala karatunta na yau da kullun, ta koyar a makarantun firamare da sakandare daga 1993 zuwa 1999.  Ita ƙwararriyar Katolika ce.  Daga baya ta yaba wa masu fafutukar kare haƙƙin mata a Malawi saboda kwarin gwiwarta ta zama mai himma. Daga baya ta sanya wa Faustace Chirwa, Margaret Ali, Emmie Chanika, Emma Kaliya, Reen Kachere, Barbara Banda da Maggie Kathewera Banda, Mercy Timba da Jean Nkwanda suna a shekarar 2020. 

## Aikin siyasa
A babban zaɓen 1999, an zaɓe ta Patricia Kaliati a matsayin 'yar majalisa mai wakiltar mazabar Mulanje ta Yamma bisa tikitin United Democratic Front, matsayin da take ci gaba da riƙewa.  A shekara ta 2000, an naɗa ta mataimakiyar ministan lafiya a gwamnatin Bakili Muluzi. Daga nan aka naɗa Kaliati a matsayin mataimakiyar ministan harkokin jama'a na ƙasa (2002-2004) sannan aka naɗa ta mataimakiyar ministar ƙananan hukumomi. An sake zaɓenta a shekara ta 2004, aka kuma naɗa ta ministar bayanai da yawon buɗe ido, aka sake mata suna ministar bayanai da ilimin jama'a a watan Mayu na 2007, tana riƙe da wannan matsayin har zuwa watan Mayu na 2009. 

A zaɓen watan Mayu na 2009, an sake zaɓen Patricia Kaliati a kan tikitin Jam'iyyar Democrat Progressive Party.  An naɗa Kaliati Ministar Jinsi, Yara da Ci gaban Al'umma a majalisar ministocin da ta fara aiki a ranar 15 ga watan Yuni, 2009.  An sauke ta daga majalisar ministocin a ranar 9 ga watan Agusta, 2010.  An naɗa ta Ministar Watsa Labarai da Ilimin Jama'a a watan Satumba na 2011. 

A farkon shekarar 2022 aka sanar da sabuwar majalisar ministoci wacce ta haɗa da Kaliati a matsayin ministan Jinsi, Ci gaban Al'umma da Jin Daɗin Jama'a. Ba a ambaci Agness Nkusa Nkhoma ba amma an bayyana jerin sunayen daga baya, tare da neman afuwa, kuma an naɗa Nkorna a matsayin mataimakiyar Kaliati. 

An ce Kaliati za ta iya zama 'yar takarar shugaban ƙasa bayan mutuwar shugaban jam'iyyarta a wani hatsarin jirgin sama.  Ita ce Sakatare Janar na ƙungiyar adawa ta United Transformation Movement (UTM)  lokacin da a watan Oktoban 2024, aka kama Kaliati aka kuma tuhume ta da "hada baki da wasu don aikata babban laifi" a yayin da ake raɗe-raɗin cewa an shirya wani shiri na kashe Shugaba Lazarus Chakwera. An yi nuni da dalilan siyasa na kama shi.  Kakakin ƙungiyar kare haƙƙin ɗan adam ta Malawi Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) ta yi magana game da tsare ta ba bisa ƙa'ida ba. 

A watan Oktoban 2025 bayan babban zaɓe, Jam'iyyar United Transformation Party ita ce jam'iyya ta uku mafi girma a majalisar dokokin Malawi. Kaliati ta sake zama 'yar majalisa kuma an zaɓe ta a matsayin shugabar jam'iyyar a majalisar dokoki tare da Kenneth Ndovie a matsayin mataimakiyarta.  Ta kira sake zaɓenta a matsayin albarka lokacin da Fiona Kalemba ta rantsar da ita. Kaliati ta wakilci Mulanje West kuma ta yi farin ciki da cewa majalisar ta yanke shawarar mayar da ilimin sakandare kyauta a shekarar 2026. 

A watan Nuwamba na 2025, a matsayinta na Shugaban Majalisar Dokoki ta UTM, Kaliati ta yi kira ga Ministan Tsaron Cikin Gida Peter Mukhito da ya fara wani sabon bincike kan hatsarin jirgin sama da ya faru a ranar 10 ga Yunin 2024 a Dajin Chikangawa wanda ya kashe tsohon Mataimakin Shugaban Kasa Saulos Chilima da wasu mutane takwas. Ta yi jayayya cewa duk da binciken da aka yi a baya da kuma bitar kwararrun Jamus, 'yan Malawi ba su gamsu ba kuma ta yi kira da a dauki alhakin ci gaba da asarar muhimman ma'aikata. 

## Ce-ce-ku-ce
Kaliati ta kasance mamba mai bayyana ra'ayi da ce-ce-ku-ce a majalisar ministoci.  A watan Fabrairun 2012, Kaliati ta yi Allah wadai da jaridar *Weekend Times* saboda shafinta na 8 mai suna "Action Girl", wanda ta bayyana a matsayin batsa da kuma nuna kyama.  A shekarar 1999, an ruwaito cewa Kaliati ta yi amfani da kuɗaɗen gwamnati don samar da tallafin ilimi ga yaran manyan magoya bayanta da kuma taimakawa wajen lashe zabe a Mulanje a shekarar 2009.   Binciken da Hukumar Yaki da Cin Hanci da Rashawa ta Malawi ta yi kan Kaliati ya tsaya cak sakamakon tasirin siyasa.  

A watan Maris na 2012, an zarge ta da yi wa wani ɗan jarida barazana wanda ya rubuta wani labari da ke sukar aikinta a majalisar ministoci.  Bayan mutuwar Shugaba Bingu wa Mutharika a ranar 5 ga Afrilu, 2012, ta shiga cikin rikicin kundin tsarin mulki a Malawi kuma an yi mata lakabi da ɗaya daga cikin 'tsakar dare shida'. A ranar 6 ga Afrilu, 2012, Kaliati ta yi jawabi a wani taron manema labarai a matsayin mai magana da yawun gwamnati, tana mai cewa Mataimakiyar Shugaba Joyce Banda "ba ta cancanci karɓar shugabancin wannan ƙasar ba saboda ta kafa jam'iyyarta".  An rantsar da Banda a matsayin Shugaba washegari. 

## Rayuwa ta sirri
Tun daga shekarar 2009, Kaliati ta yi aure da 'ya'ya huɗu. 

## Manazarta