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Zakia Meghji

Zakia Meghji
Chama Cha Mapinduzi Secretary for Economic Affairs and Finance
Assumed office
November 2012
ChairmanJakaya Kikwete
John Magufuli
Preceded byMwigulu Nchemba
11th Minister of Finance
In office
January 2006 – February 2008
PresidentJakaya Kikwete
Preceded byBasil Mramba
Succeeded byMustafa Mkulo
Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism
In office
1997–2005
PresidentBenjamin Mkapa
Preceded byJuma Ngasongwa
Succeeded byAnthony Diallo
Minister of Health
In office
1994–1997
PresidentAli Hassan Mwinyi (1994-95)
Benjamin Mkapa (1995-97)
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
1992–1994
PresidentAli Hassan Mwinyi
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
2005
Appointed byJakaya Kikwete
ConstituencyNone (Nominated MP)
Personal details
Born (1946-12-31) 31 December 1946 (age 77)
Zanzibar
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
Occupationpolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Zakia Hamdani Meghji (born 31 December 1946) is a Tanzanian politician who served as the first female Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008.[1] She was the first woman to hold this post. She also served as a Tourism minister, still the longest serving Tourism Minister in the country, who brought many positive changes in the Ministry.

Career

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From 1997 to 2005 she's Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.[2][3] She's the Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "University of Dar es Salaam-". www.udsm.ac.tz. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ^ "Zakia Hamdani Meghji : « Le tourisme de masse n'est pas sans danger » - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-21.


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