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Samia Suluhu

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Samia Suluhu

10th Vice-President of Tanzania

Incumbent

Assumed office

5 November 2015

President John Magufuli

Preceded by Mohamed Gharib Bilal

Minister of State for Union Affairs for the Vice-President's Office

In office

28 November 2010 – 5 November 2015

President Jakaya Kikwete

Preceded by Muhammed Seif Khatib

Succeeded by January Makamba


Member of Parliament

for Makunduchi

In office

November 2010 – July 2015

Succeeded by Ameir Timbe

Zanzibar Minister of Tourism,

Trade and Investment

In office

2005–2010

President Amani Karume

Preceded by Mussa A. Silima

Succeeded by Said Ali Mbarouk

Zanzibar Minister of Labour, Gender Development and Children

In office

2000–2005

President Amani Karume

Personal details

Born 27 January 1960 (age 58)

Sultanate of Zanzibar

Nationality Tanzanian

Political party CCM

Spouse(s) Hafidh Ameir (m. 1978)


Children 4

Alma mater IDM, Mzumbe (AdvDip)

Manchester (PGDip)

OUT–SNHU (MSc)

Religion Islam

Twitter SuluhuSamia

Website www.samia.or.tz

Samia Hassan Suluhu (born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian CCM politician. She served as
the Member of Parliament for Makunduchi constituency from 2010 to 2015 and has been Minister
of State in the Vice-President's Office for Union Affairs since 2010. She became Tanzania's first-
ever female Vice-President after she was announced Vice-President of Tanzania in the 2015
General Elections, alongside John Magufuli the President.[1]
Prior to this, she served as a minister in the semi-autonomous region of Zanzibar in the
administration of President Amani Karume. In 2014, she was elected as the Vice Chairperson of
the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the country's new constitution.

Contents
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 1Early life and career


 2Political career
 3Personal life
 4References
 5External links

Early life and career[edit]


Suluhu was born in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. After completing her secondary education in 1977,
she was employed by the Ministry of Planning and Development as a clerk. She pursued a
number of short-courses on a part-time basis. In 1986, she graduated from

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