79 Notable alumni of University of Dar es Salaam

Updated: May 09, 2026 EliteDegrees

University of Dar es Salaam is ranked #1,463 in the world and #1 in Tanzania by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 79 notable alumni from University of Dar es Salaam sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Dar es Salaam won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Modest Mero

1. Modest Mero

1959-. (aged 67)
diplomat politician
Modest Jonathan Mero is a Tanzanian diplomat. He has been Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations Office at Geneva since 2013 to 2015.
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Tuvako Manongi

2. Tuvako Manongi

diplomat politician
Tuvako Nathaniel Manongi is a Tanzanian diplomat who has served as the Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations since 19 September 2012.
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Flower Msuya

3. Flower Msuya

1959-. (aged 67)
marine biologist researcher phycologist
Flower Ezekiel Msuya is a Tanzanian phycologist. She specialises in algaculture (seaweed farming) and integrated aquaculture.
Verdiana Masanja

4. Verdiana Masanja

1954-. (aged 72)
university teacher mathematician physicist
Verdiana Grace Masanja is a Tanzanian mathematician specializing in fluid dynamics. She is the first Tanzanian woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics.
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David Homeli Mwakyusa

5. David Homeli Mwakyusa

1942-. (aged 84)
politician minister
David Homeli Mwakyusa is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Rungwe West constituency since 2000. He was Minister of Health from 2006 to 2010.
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Christopher Kajoro Chiza

6. Christopher Kajoro Chiza

1953-. (aged 73)
minister engineer politician
Christopher Kajoro Chiza is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Buyungu constituency since 2005 until 2015. He is the current Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives
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James Alex Msekela

7. James Alex Msekela

1959-. (aged 67)
diplomat engineer politician
James Alex Msekela is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat.
Francis K. Butagira

8. Francis K. Butagira

1942-. (aged 84)
diplomat judge politician
Francis K. Butagira is a Ugandan lawyer, judge, politician and retired diplomat, who serves as the chairman of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), an agency of the Ugandan government responsible for maintaining registration data. He was appointed to that position in October 2015. He concurrently serves as the Managing Partner of Butagira and Company Advocates, a Kampala-based legal practice.
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William Ngeleja

9. William Ngeleja

1967-. (aged 59)
politician minister
William Mganga Ngeleja is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Sengerema constituency since 2005.
Mathias Meinrad Chikawe

10. Mathias Meinrad Chikawe

1951-. (aged 75)
politician minister
Mathias Meinrad Chikawe is a Tanzanian CCM politician and diplomat.
Effie Owuor

11. Effie Owuor

1943-. (aged 83)
lawyer judge
Effie Owuor is a Kenyan lawyer and judge who was the country's first female State Counsel, Magistrate, High Court Judge, and Court of Appeal Judge.
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Dalaly Kafumu

12. Dalaly Kafumu

1957-. (aged 69)
geologist politician
Dr. Dalaly Peter Kafumu is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Igunga constituency since 2011.
Margaret C. Snyder

13. Margaret C. Snyder

1929-2021 (aged 92)
social scientist
Margaret C. "Peg" Snyder was an American social scientist with a special interest in women and economic development, particularly in Africa. She was the founding director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), which was absorbed into UN Women in 2011. She was also a co-founder of Women's World Banking and of the African Training and Research Centre...
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Wilson Masilingi

14. Wilson Masilingi

1956-. (aged 70)
diplomat minister politician
Wilson Mutagaywa Kajumula Masiling is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat. He is Tanzania's Ambassador to the United States after having served as Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands from March 2013.
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Iyiola Solanke

15. Iyiola Solanke

1994-1995 (aged 1)
university teacher jurist lawyer
Iyiola Solanke is an Academic Fellow in the Inner Temple and Jacques Delors Professor of European Union Law at the University of Oxford, where she is a Fellow of Somerville College. Previously, she was the Chair in European Union law at the University of Leeds. She is specialized in the European Union and racial integration, and founded the Black Female...
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Irene Tarimo

16. Irene Tarimo

1964-. (aged 62)
researcher academic biologist lecturer
Irene Aurelia Tarimo is a Tanzanian environmental scientist and educator. She currently serves as Head of Department of environmental studies at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT), where she is also a lecturer and a researcher. She previously served as OUT Director in the Lindi Region since 2007 to 2015.
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Rebeca Gyumi

17. Rebeca Gyumi

1986-. (aged 40)
lawyer activist
Rebeca Z. Gyumi is the Founder & Executive Director at Msichana Initiative, a Tanzanian NGO which aims to empower girls through education, and address key challenges which limit girls' right to education. She has worked for over 8 years with Femina, a youth-focused organisation, as a TV personality and youth advocate.
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Mary Nagu

18. Mary Nagu

1952-. (aged 74)
politician minister
Mary Michael Nagu is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Hanang constituency since 2005. She is the former Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office for Investment and Empowerment.
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Joshua Nassari

19. Joshua Nassari

1985-. (aged 41)
politician
Joshua Samwel Nassari is a Tanzanian CHADEMA politician and Member of Parliament for Arumeru East constituency since 2012.
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema

20. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema

1957-. (aged 69)
civil servant lawyer
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema is a Tanzanian biodiversity leader and lawyer, living in Montreal, Canada, who has been serving as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme since 2023, under the leadership of Executive Director Inger Andersen.
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Elieshi Lema

21. Elieshi Lema

1949-. (aged 77)
poet writer
Elieshi Lema is a Tanzanian writer and publisher, also active in Tanzania's civil society.
Professor Davis G. Mwamfupe

22. Professor Davis G. Mwamfupe

1956-. (aged 70)
scientist
Davis George Mwamfupe is Mayor of Dodoma, the Capital City of The United Republic of Tanzania. He is a member of the CCM, and a professor at the Dodoma University. He also served at the University of Dar es Salaam from 2005 to 2008.
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Omar Kigoda

23. Omar Kigoda

1953-2015 (aged 62)
politician minister
Abdallah Omar Kigoda was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Handeni constituency from 1995 to 2015. He served as Minister of Industry and Trade from 1996 to 1997, as Minister of Energy and Minerals from 1997 to 2000, as Minister of State in the President's Office for Planning and Privatisation from 2000 to 2005, and again as...
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Isaya Mwita Charles

24. Isaya Mwita Charles

1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Isaya Mwita Charles is a Tanzanian politician, who served as the Mayor of Dar es Salaam from 2016 to 2020.
Juma Mwapachu

25. Juma Mwapachu

1942-2025 (aged 83)
diplomat politician
Juma Volter Mwapachu was a Tanzanian politician who served as Secretary General of the East African Community. He replaced Amanya Mushega of Uganda who completed his five-year term on 24 March 2006.
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Jumanne Maghembe

26. Jumanne Maghembe

1970-. (aged 56)
politician minister
Jumanne Abdallah Maghembe is a former minister of natural resources and tourism for the United Republic of Tanzania. He has been a member of parliament for Mwanga constituency since 2000 until 2020.
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Charles Kitwanga

27. Charles Kitwanga

1960-. (aged 66)
politician minister
Charles Muhangwa Kitwanga is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Misungwi constituency since 2010. He served as a minister of internal and home affairs in the Magufuli cabinet for five months beginning in December 2015. Kitwanga was found drunk during a parliamentary session on 20 May 2016 and was immediately suspended for drinking during working hours.
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Stephen Masele

28. Stephen Masele

1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Stephen Julius Masele is a Tanzanian Diplomat, Member of Parliament, global young politician and a former Investment Banker.
Zakia Hamdani Meghji

29. Zakia Hamdani Meghji

1946-. (aged 80)
politician minister
Zakia Hamdani Meghji is a Tanzanian politician who served as the first female Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008. She was the first woman to hold this post. She also served as the Tourism minister, and is still the longest serving Tourism Minister in the country's history.
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Sospeter Muhongo

30. Sospeter Muhongo

1954-. (aged 72)
minister geologist politician
Sospeter Mwijarubi Muhongo MP is a Tanzanian geologist and a nominated member of the Tanzanian Parliament.
Mohamed Chande Othman

31. Mohamed Chande Othman

1952-. (aged 74)
judge
Mohamed Chande Othman is a Tanzanian lawyer and a former Chief Justice of the Judiciary of Tanzania.
Juliana Shonza

32. Juliana Shonza

1987-. (aged 39)
politician
Juliana Daniel Shonza is a Tanzanian politician and member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is the current Member of Parliament having been appointed to special seats reserved for women.
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George Mkuchika

33. George Mkuchika

1948-. (aged 78)
politician minister
George Huruma Mkuchika is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Newala constituency. He is the current Minister of State in the President's Office (special work).
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Peter Katjavivi

34. Peter Katjavivi

1941-. (aged 85)
diplomat politician
Peter Hitjitevi Katjavivi is a Namibian politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia from March 2015 until March 2025. He was also the chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology from 1992 to 2003. Previously he was the founding Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia from 1992 to 2003, Ambassador to the European Union...
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Abdallah Possi

35. Abdallah Possi

1979-. (aged 47)
diplomat lawyer politician
Abdallah Saleh Possi is a Tanzanian diplomat who serves as Tanzania's Permanent Representative to The United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva. Before, he served as Tansania's Ambassador to Germany, and was also accredited to Austria (until May 2022), Bulgaria, Czech Republic, the Holy See, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland. Before assuming his first Diplomatic obligations, Possi...
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Nimrod Mkono

36. Nimrod Mkono

1943-2023 (aged 80)
politician
Nimrod Elireheema Mkono was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Musoma Rural constituency from 2000 to 2015. He was also a practicing advocate in Mkono and advocates and former owner of Bank M. Mkono moved to the United States in 2018 for health care. He died there, in Florida, on 18 April 2023, at the age of...
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Eriya Kategaya

37. Eriya Kategaya

1945-2013 (aged 68)
minister lawyer politician
Eriya Kategaya was a Ugandan lawyer and politician. At the time of his death he was Uganda's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs. He was also an ex officio Member of the Ugandan Parliament, on account of being a cabinet minister.
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Medard Kalemani

38. Medard Kalemani

1968-. (aged 58)
politician minister
Medard Matogolo Kalemani, commonly known as Medard Kalemani, is a Tanzanian lawyer and politician, who served as the Minister of Energy in the Tanzanian cabinet, in 2017-2021. Immediately prior to his appointment to his current cabinet position, he served as Deputy Minister of the combined energy and minerals ministry, which was split into two, with Angellah Kairuki, assuming the mining...
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Shukuru Kawambwa

39. Shukuru Kawambwa

1957-. (aged 69)
politician minister
Shukuru Jumanne Kawambwa is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Bagamoyo constituency from 2005 to 2020. He is the former Minister of Education and Vocational Training. He has also served as the Minister of Infrastructure Development
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Hassan Bubacar Jallow

40. Hassan Bubacar Jallow

1951-. (aged 75)
politician university teacher lawyer judge minister
Hassan Bubacar Jallow is a Gambian judge who has served as Chief Justice of the Gambia since February 2017. He was the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) from 2003 to 2016, and the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) from 2012 to 2016, both at the rank of United Nations Under Secretary-General....
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Harrison Mwakyembe

41. Harrison Mwakyembe

1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Dr Harrison George Mwakyembe was born on 10 December 1955 in Kyela in the Southern Highlands Province in colonial Tanganyika. The Southern Highlands Province was divided into Mbeya Region and Iringa Region after Tanganyika won independence from Britain. Kyela is in Mbeya Region.
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Kangi Lugola

42. Kangi Lugola

1963-. (aged 63)
politician minister
Alphaxard Kangi Ndege Lugola was a Tanzanian politician and current Member of Parliament for Mwibara constituency since 2010. He is also member of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).
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Samwel John Sitta

43. Samwel John Sitta

1942-2016 (aged 74)
politician minister
Samuel John Sitta was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Urambo East of Tabora Region. He was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania from December 2005 to 2010 and Minister of East African Cooperation from 2010 to 2015.
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Papias Malimba Musafiri

44. Papias Malimba Musafiri

researcher minister civil servant academic politician
Papias Malimba Musafiri is a Rwandan academic, researcher and politician, who has served as the Minister of Education in the Rwandan cabinet, since 25 June 2015, replacing Prof. Silas Lwakabamba.
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Zitto Kabwe

45. Zitto Kabwe

1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Zitto Zuberi Ruyagwa Kabwe, popularly known as Zitto Kabwe, is a Tanzanian politician and party leader of ACT-Wazalendo.
Amos Wako

46. Amos Wako

1946-. (aged 80)
minister lawyer politician
Amos Wako is a former Attorney General of Kenya and the first senator for Busia County from 2013 to 2022. Wako won the senatorial seat after defeating former minister of finance Chris Okemo. He won the senator seat on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) being led by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Wako currently serves as Deputy Chairman of the...
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Mutula Kilonzo

47. Mutula Kilonzo

1948-2013 (aged 65)
minister lawyer politician
Mutula Kilonzo was a Kenyan politician and Senior Counsel, who served as Minister of Education after having previously served as Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan and justice and constitutional affairs He belonged to the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya (now Wiper Democratic Movement) and was elected to represent Makueni County as Senator in the 2013 general elections.
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Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile

48. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile

1949-2022 (aged 73)
banker university teacher financier governor economist
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile was a Ugandan economist and banker. He served as the governor of the Bank of Uganda, the central bank of Uganda from 2001 until his death on 23 January 2022.
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Stergomena Lawrence Tax

49. Stergomena Lawrence Tax

1960-. (aged 66)
diplomat politician
Stergomena Lawrence Tax was Tanzania's minister of defence and national service from 1 September 2023 to 3 November 2025, she became the first woman to hold the title since the country’s independence. She was previously the minister of foreign affairs and east african cooperation. Before that she served as the executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
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Ridhiwani Kikwete

50. Ridhiwani Kikwete

1979-. (aged 47)
lawyer politician
Ridhiwani Jakaya Kikwete is a Tanzanian lawyer and CCM politician. He is currently a Minister of President’s Office (Public Service Management and Good Governance) in Tanzania. Member of Parliament for Chalinze Constituency (CCM).
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Gertrude Mongella

51. Gertrude Mongella

1945-. (aged 81)
diplomat politician
Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella is a Tanzanian politician who was the first president of the Pan-African Parliament and was president of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.
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Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba

52. Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba

1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Professor Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba is a Tanzanian economist and politician. He is the current leader of the Civic United Front and has run as the party's presidential candidate in every election since 1995 (except in 2015).
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Hamisi Kigwangalla

53. Hamisi Kigwangalla

1975-. (aged 51)
politician minister
Hamisi Andrea Kigwangalla is a Tanzanian politician for the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and Member of Parliament for the Nzega constituency since 2010. After 2015, the Nzega constituency was split, and as a result, he took over as a member of parliament for the newly formed Nzega Rural following the 2015 general elections.
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Liberata Mulamula

54. Liberata Mulamula

1956-. (aged 70)
diplomat politician
Liberata Mulamula, (née Rutageruka (born 10 April 1956) is a Tanzanian diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation from April 2021 to October 2022. She was appointed by President Samia Suluhu, on 31 March 2021 and was sworn into office on 1 April 2021.
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Issa G. Shivji

55. Issa G. Shivji

1946-. (aged 80)
writer
Issa Gulamhussein Shivji is a Tanzanian author and academic, and an experts on law and development issues. He has taught and worked in universities all over the world. He is a writer and researcher, producing books, monographs and articles, as well as a weekly column printed in national newspapers.
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Job Ndugai

56. Job Ndugai

1960-2025 (aged 65)
politician
Job Yustino Ndugai was a Tanzanian politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania from November 2015 until his resignation on 6 January 2022. Previously he was Deputy Speaker from 2010 to 2015 before he became Speaker under Magufuli government.
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Joyce Ndalichako

57. Joyce Ndalichako

1964-. (aged 62)
politician minister
Joyce Lazaro Ndalichako is Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister of Tanzania. Previously she served as Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training. She was appointed by the president of United Republic of Tanzania, John Magufuli, as a Member of Parliament and Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training from 2015 in Tanzania.
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Bernard Membe

58. Bernard Membe

1953-2023 (aged 70)
politician minister
Bernard Kamilius Membe was a Tanzanian politician. He served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tanzania from 2007 to 2015. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Mtama constituency from 2000 to 2015.
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Laurent-Désiré Kabila

59. Laurent-Désiré Kabila

1939-2001 (aged 62)
politician
Laurent-Désiré Kabila usually known as Laurent Kabila or Kabila the Father (US: pronunciation), was a Congolese rebel and politician who served as the third president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1997 until his assassination in 2001.
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Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

60. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

1950-. (aged 76)
economist military personnel minister politician
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015.
John Garang

61. John Garang

1945-2005 (aged 60)
partisan minister politician
John Garang De Mabior was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M, Now known as South Sudan People's Defense Forces) as a commander in chief during the Second Sudanese Civil War. He served as First Vice President of Sudan for three weeks, from the comprehensive peace agreement of 2005...
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Kassim Majaliwa

62. Kassim Majaliwa

1960-. (aged 66)
minister teacher politician
Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa is a Tanzanian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2015 to 2025. He was appointed by President John Magufuli after the 2015 general election. He is a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party and has been a Member of Parliament for Ruangwa.
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Edward Lowassa

63. Edward Lowassa

1953-2024 (aged 71)
politician minister
Edward Ngoyai Lowassa was a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008, serving under President Jakaya Kikwete. Lowassa went into record as the first Prime Minister to have been forced to resign by a fraud scandal in the history of Tanzania. Following his resignation President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet as required by...
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Tundu Lissu

64. Tundu Lissu

1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu is a Tanzanian lawyer, CHADEMA politician, anti-corruption activist and former Member of Parliament for Singida East constituency between 2010 and 2020. He is the current chairman of CHADEMA, Tanzania's leading opposition political party.
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Asha-Rose Migiro

65. Asha-Rose Migiro

1956-. (aged 70)
minister politician lawyer diplomat jurist
Asha-Rose Mtengeti Migiro is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat who was the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2012. She was appointed as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa on 13 July 2012.
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Jokate Mwegelo

66. Jokate Mwegelo

1988-. (aged 38)
actor
Jokate Mwegelo is a Tanzanian politician and Secretary General of the Chama cha Mapinduzi’s Youth Wing. Before being appointed, she was an entrepreneur and a media personality. In July 2018, the President of Tanzania Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli appointed Mwegelo as the new District Commissioner for Kisarawe district in Pwani region. She was then appointed as the District Commissioner...
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Seif Sharif Hamad

67. Seif Sharif Hamad

1943-2021 (aged 78)
politician
Seif Sharif Hamad was a Tanzanian politician who served as the First Vice President of Zanzibar and as Party Chairman of ACT Wazalendo.
Mwigulu Nchemba

68. Mwigulu Nchemba

1975-. (aged 51)
politician minister
Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba is a Tanzanian economist and CCM politician, who serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Iramba West Constituency since 2010. On 13 November 2025, President Samia Suluhu Hassan appointed him as the Prime Minister of Tanzania, succeeding Kassim Majaliwa. Before his current appointment, he served as the Minister of Finance in the Tanzanian Cabinet, since March...
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Donald Kaberuka

69. Donald Kaberuka

1951-. (aged 75)
minister economist politician
Donald P. Kaberuka is a Rwandan economist and was the president of the African Development Bank from September 2005 until September 2015.
Augustine Mahiga

70. Augustine Mahiga

1945-2020 (aged 75)
diplomat politician
Augustine Philip Mahiga was a Tanzanian diplomat and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in 2019 and 2020. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2019. He previously served as the Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations from 2003 to 2010 and as the UN Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Political Office...
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Mizengo Pinda

71. Mizengo Pinda

1948-. (aged 78)
minister jurist politician
Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda is a Tanzanian CCM politician who was the 11th prime minister of Tanzania from 2008 to 2015. He was a Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2015.
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John Magufuli

72. John Magufuli

1959-2021 (aged 62)
chemist minister politician
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was a Tanzanian politician who served as the country's fifth president, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015 and was chairman of the Southern African Development Community from 2019 to 2020.
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Yoweri Museveni

73. Yoweri Museveni

1944-. (aged 82)
writer military personnel minister politician
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa is a Ugandan politician and former military officer who has served as the president of Uganda since 1986. Born in Ntungamo, Uganda (then under British control), Museveni studied political science from the University of Dar es Salaam where he initiated the University Students' African Revolutionary Front. In 1972, he joined the failed invasion of Uganda against...
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Tulia Ackson

74. Tulia Ackson

1976-. (aged 50)
lawyer politician
Tulia Ackson LL-Q7838 -Byera04-Tulia Ackson.wav (born 23 November 1976) is a Tanzanian politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania from 2022 to 2025. She was appointed a Member of Parliament by President John Magufuli. On 27 October 2023, she is the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) through the meeting convened at Luanda Angola where...
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Ummy Mwalimu

75. Ummy Mwalimu

1973-. (aged 53)
politician minister
Ummy Ally Mwalimu is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is currently a Member of Parliament for Tanga Constituency and most recently served as the Minister of Health until August 2024, when she was succeeded by Jenista Mhagama. She has held various cabinet positions since 2010. She is a third-term Member of Parliament,...
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Faustine Ndugulile

76. Faustine Ndugulile

1969-2024 (aged 55)
civil servant lawyer physician politician
Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile was a Tanzanian CCM politician who was a Member of Parliament for the Kigamboni constituency from 2010 until his death in 2024.
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Tracie D. Hall

77. Tracie D. Hall

1968-. (aged 58)
writer librarian
Tracie D. Hall is an American librarian, author, curator, and advocate for the arts who served as the executive director of the American Library Association from 2020 to 2023. Hall is the first African American woman to lead the association since its founding in 1876.
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Willy Munyoki Mutunga

78. Willy Munyoki Mutunga

1947-. (aged 79)
lawyer judge
Willy Munyoki Mutunga, EGH is a Kenyan lawyer, intellectual, reform activist, and was the Commonwealth Special Envoy to the Maldives. He is also an active member of the Justice Leadership Group. He is the retired Chief Justice of Kenya and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya.
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Patricia McFadden

79. Patricia McFadden

1952-. (aged 74)
educator writer publisher human rights defender sociologist
Patricia McFadden is a radical African feminist, sociologist, writer, educator, and publisher from Eswatini. She is also an activist and scholar who worked in the anti-apartheid movement for more than 20 years. McFadden has worked in the African and global women's movements as well. As a writer, she has been the target of political persecution. She has worked as editor...
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