Kassim Majaliwa

Right Honourable Kassim Majaliwa MP
10th Prime Minister of Tanzania
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 November 2015
President	John Magufuli
Preceded by	Mizengo Pinda
Deputy Minister of State for Regional Administration and Local Government
In office November 2010 – 5 November 2015
President	Jakaya Kikwete
Prime Minister	Mizengo Pinda
Member of Parliament for Ruangwa
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2010
Urambo District Commissioner
In office 2006–2010
President	Jakaya Kikwete
Personal details
Born	22 December 1960 Tanganyika
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Spouse(s)	Mary
Alma mater	Mtwara TTC University of Dar es Salaam Stockholm University (PGDP)
Profession	Teacher (1988–2000)
Religion	Islam
Military service
Allegiance	United Rep. of Tanzania
Service/branch	National Service
Military camp	Makutopora JKT
Duration	1 year

Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa (born 22 December 1960), is a Tanzanian politician and former schoolteacher belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party. He is the tenth Prime Minister of Tanzania, appointed by President John Magufuli after the 2015 Tanzanian election 2015. He has been a Member of Parliament for Ruangwa constituency since 2010.

Background and education

Majaliwa was born on December 22, 1960. He completed his schooling from Kigonsera Secondary School in 1983. He then worked as teacher for sixteen years until 1999. Meanwhile he obtained a teachnig diploma from Mtwara Teacher Training College in 1993 and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1998. He then joined the trade union movement and served as District Secretary and Regional Secretary in Tanzania Teachers' Association between 1999 and 2006. He was tapped to become the District Commisioner for Urambo district in 2006. He remained in this role until his election to Parliament in 2010^[1]

Political Career

Majaliwa was first elected to Parliament in the 2010 general election on the Chama Cha Mapinduzi ticket from Ruangwa. He was appointed the Deputy Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office for Regional Administration and Local Government from 2010 to 2015.^[1]

In the 2015 general election, Majaliwa was reelected from Ruangwa, defeating Omari Makota of the Civic United Front by a margin of 31,281 to 25,536 votes.^[2]

After John Magufuli was sworn in as President of Tanzania following the 2015 general election, he appointed Majaliwa as Prime Minister on 19 November 2015.^[3] His appointment was a surprise, even to himself, given he was a relative newcomer to electoral politics. His selection was attributed to his humility, honesty, work ethic as well as regional considerations - the new Prime Minister was expected to be from the souther part of the country where Majaliwa is from. His experience in education as a teacher, trade unionist and deputy minister was also expected to be an asset in President Magufuli's stated desire to reform the sector. The opposition criticized his selection citing his lack of experience.^[4][5]

References

1. "Profile:Hon. Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa". Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
2. "Tanzania Parliamentary Results 2015" (PDF). National Election Commission Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
3. Louis Kolumbia (November 20, 2015). "Majaliwa sworn in as Prime Minister". The Citizen. Retrieved November 4 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
4. "Why Majaliwa landed PM's post". The Citizen. November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 5 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
5. Peter Clottey (November 19, 2015). "Tanzania Parliament Approves New Prime Minister". Voice of America. Retrieved November 5 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)