Abdulrahman Kinana Explained

Abdulrahman Kinana
Office:Chama Cha Mapinduzi Vice chairman
Term Start:April 2022
1Blankname:Chairman
1Namedata:Samia Suluhu
Predecessor:Philip Mangula
Office2:1st Speaker of the AU
Term Start2:November 2001
Term End2:2006
Office3:Secretary General Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Term Start3:2012
Term End3:2018
1Blankname3:Chairman
1Namedata3:John Magufuli
Predecessor3:Wilson Mukama
Successor3:Bashiru Ally
Birth Date:October 1951
Birth Place:Arusha
Nationality:Tanzanian
Party:CCM
Spouse:Rahma Hussein

Abdulrahman Omari Kinana is a Tanzanian politician who served as the first Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006.[1] He has been secretary-general of Chama Cha Mapinduzi, the ruling party, from 2012 to 2018.

Biography

Kinana served in the Tanzanian Armed Forces for 20 years before retiring as a colonel in 1992.He has also served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence. He was a member of the Tanzanian Parliament for Arusha constituency for 10 years. Kinana's father moved to Tanzania when he was a child and hails from Somali Sheekhaal clan.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Kinana . . 19 May 2013 .