Samia Suluhu Hassan is the sixth and current President of Tanzania, having taken office on 19 March 2021 following the death of predecessor John Magufuli. She previously served as Vice-President from 2015 to 2021 and held ministerial posts in Zanzibar's regional government from 2000 to 2010, and is Tanzania's first female president and the second Zanzibari to hold the office.
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Political Role10th Vice-President of Tanzania 1 Political RoleMember of Parliamentfor Makunduchi 1 Political RoleMinister of State for Union Affairs 1 Political Role Political RoleThird Vice Chairperson of the African Union 1 Connections
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She is the first woman to serve in the position and previously served as vice-president of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021, from which she ascended to the presidency following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli.
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27 January 1960
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She previously served as Vice-President from 2015 to 2021 and held ministerial posts in Zanzibar's regional government from 2000 to 2010, and is Tanzania's first female president and the second Zanzibari to hold the office.
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6th President of Tanzania
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