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Samia Suluhu Hassan

Samia Suluhu Hassan

6th President of United Republic of Tanzania

Samia Suluhu Hassan is the 6th President of the United Republic of Tanzania, assuming office in March 2021 following the death of John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. Born in Zanzibar in 1960, she is the first female president in Tanzania’s history. Before the presidency, she served as Vice President and held various ministerial roles in the Union and Zanzibar governments.

Quick facts about Samia Suluhu Hassan

  1. She graduated with an advanced diploma in public administration from Mzumbe University in 1986, postgraduate diploma in economics from the University of Manchester in 1994 and Master's degree in community economic development through a joint program with the Open University of Tanzania and Southern New Hampshire University in 2015.
  2. She previously worked as an office clerk for the Zanzibar Ministry of Planning and Development.
  3. She was a member of Parliament for Makunduchi 2010-2015.
  4. She served as the Vice President of Tanzania from 2015-2021 under president John Pombe Joseph Magufuli.
  5. She is a widowed wife of Hafidh Ameir who passed away in 2026.

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