Born in Kuito, Bié, Angola, June 7, 1951.
- Degree in Law by the Agostinho Neto University, Luanda, Angola (1984);
- Short course in International Economic Law by the Agostinho Neto University, Luanda, Angola and University of São Paulo – Brazil (1985).
- Master's Degree in Juridical-Ecomical Sciences, by the Universidade Clássica de Lisboa, Portugal (1993).
⁃ Magistrate of the Public Prossecutor's Office (Military Prossecutor's Office), from 1979 to 1984;
⁃ Associate Professor of Economic Law at Agostinho Neto University, Faculties of Law and Economics (until now);
- Dean of the Faculty of Law of Agostinho Neto University, from 1986 to 1991;
- Diplomatic Assistant of the Office of the President of Republic, from 1986 to 2002
⁃ Secretary of the President of the Republic for Political and Parliamentary Affairs, from 2002 to 2012
⁃ Minister of Geology and Mines, from August 2012 to September 2017
⁃ Minister of Justice and Human Rights, from September 2017

• Career Ambassador

⁃ Brigadier on retirement

• Member of Angolan Strategic Studies Association