H.E. Minister Mateus Magala is a Mozambican economist, engineer and politician who has served as the Minister of Transport and Communications of Mozambique since June 2022. He had previously served as the Vice President for Corporate Services and Human Resources, of the African Development Bank from September 2018 until his appointment as a cabinet minister. Magala is also a former chairman of Electricidade de Moçambique, the country's electricity distributor.