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– Samia Suluhu made history when she was sworn in on Friday March 19, becoming the first Tanzanian female head of state in the process
– The soft-spoken politician was born in January 1960 in Zanzibar and married Hafidh Ameir in 1978
– Ameir is an agricultural scholar, but the intellectual who became the first gentleman kept a low profile
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Newly sworn-in Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been put in the limelight after the death of her boss John Pombe Magufuli on Wednesday March 17.
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The 61-year-old had been vice president since 2015, when Magufuli, nicknamed the Bulldozer, was first elected to power, is known to lead a private life despite her high status.
Suluhu made history when she was sworn in on Friday, March 19, becoming the first female Tanzanian head of state in the process.
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The soft-spoken politician was born in January 1960 in Zanzibar and married Hafidh Ameir in 1978.
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Ameir is an agricultural scholar, but the intellectual who became the first gentleman kept a low profile and was rarely seen in public with his wife.
Ameir and Suluhu are fortunate to have four children.
Their daughter, Mwanu Hafidh Ameir, imitated her mother and ventured into politics and is currently a member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives.
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Suluhu’s beginnings and career
YEN.com.gh previously reported Suluhu was born in the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar on January 27, 1960 and studied economics in Britain.
In 1986, she began advanced studies in public administration at Mzumbe University before enrolling in a management course at the Institute of Management for Leaders in Hyderabad, India.
She attended schools in Zanzibar and studied statistics at the Zanzibar Institute of Financial Administration before working as a clerk in the Ministry of Planning and Development.
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She also worked for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), then held various government positions before becoming Tanzania’s first female vice-president in 2015.
Suluhu would serve Mafugui’s remaining term, which began in October 2020, when he was re-elected.
Her husband, Ameir, who is shy in public, is expected to feature prominently during her tenure..
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