{{short description|Zimbabwean politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable Dr. | name = Anxious Masuka | native_name_lang = <!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.--> | image = Anxious Masuka - 2024 (cropped).jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Masuka in 2024 | order = | office = Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development | term_start = 10 April 2026 | president = Emmerson Mnangagwa | predecessor = ''New Ministry'' | deputy = Davis Marapira | office2 = Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development | term_start2 = 14 August 2020 | term_end2 = 10 April 2026 | president2 = Emmerson Mnangagwa | deputy2 = {{unbulleted list|Douglas Karoro (2020-2022)|Vangelis Peter Haritatos|Davis Marapira}} | predecessor2 = Perrance Shiri | successor2 = ''Ministry split'' | prior_term = | alma_mater = University of Zimbabwe }} '''Anxious Jongwe Masuka''' is a Zimbabwean politician and member of the Emmerson Mnangagwa cabinet. He was appointed to oversee the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement in August 2020 after the previous minister Perrance Shiri died.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Herald |first1=The |title=Ministers hit the ground running |url=https://www.herald.co.zw/ministers-hit-the-ground-running/ |work=The Herald}}</ref><ref name="Mabhiza 2020">{{cite news |last1=Mabhiza |first1=Lucky |title=President Mnangagwa officially swears-in newly appointed Ministers |url=https://mbaretimes.com/2020/08/18/presidesters/ |accessdate=31 October 2020 |work=Mbare Times |date=18 August 2020}}</ref>
Prior to entering politics, Masuka worked as the chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mail |first1=The Sunday |title=New ministers appointed |url=https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/new-ministers-appointed |accessdate=7 September 2020 |work=The Sunday Mail |date=23 August 2020}}</ref> Masuka has also worked as a lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe, at Zimbabwe's Forestry Commission and the Tobacco Research Board, where he was the general manager.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gandidza |first1=Mike |title=Mnangagwa appoints Anxious Masuka to replace Perence Shiri |url=https://hararelive.com/2020/08/14/mnangagwa-appoints-anxious-masuka-to-replace-perence-shiris-agric-ministry/ |website=Harare Live |accessdate=7 September 2020 |date=14 August 2020}}</ref>
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