Chirau Ali Mwakwere (born June 15, 1945 in
Kwale,
Kenya) is a Kenyan
politician and
diplomat. He served as the
Foreign Minister of Kenya from June 2004 to December 2005, and then became transport minister in December 2005, when serious problems within the National Rainbow Coalition caused a cabinet reshuffle. As a young man he became well-educated and entered government service in 1967, serving as an ambassador to several countries and also in several domestic positions, including education. He was a member of the
Kenya African National Union until 2002, rising to the rank of deputy leader, but he left to join the new opposition
National Rainbow Coalition which won the 2002 elections. He is a
Muslim and enjoys playing
golf.