Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. Justice Amb.Prof.Dr. |
Adelardus Kilangi | |
Order: | 9th |
Office: | Attorney General of Tanzania |
Term Start: | 1 February 2018 |
Term End: | 11 September 2021 |
Predecessor: | George Masaju |
President: | John Magufuli (2018-2020) Samia Suluhu (2020-2021) |
Successor: | Eliezer Feleshi |
Constituency1: | Ex officio member |
Birth Date: | April 6, 1969 |
Birth Place: | Tanzania |
Professor Adelardus Lubango Kilangi was the 9th Attorney General of Tanzania.
Professor Kilangi was born April 6 1969.[1] Prof. Kilangi was a member of the African Union Commission on International Law. He also served as the president of the commission from 2012 to 2014.[2] Prior to the appointment he was also a director at St. Augustine University of Tanzania and served at various capacities at the university. In 2013 Prof. Kilangi released research work, “The Principle of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources: Its Application in Regulating the Mineral Sector in Tanzania.”[3] [4]
Professor Kilangi succeeded George Masaju [5] and preceded Eliezer Feleshi. Prof. Kilangi was sworn in by President John Pombe Magufuli on Monday November 9, 2020 at State House in Dodoma[6]
In December 2021, Kilangi was appointed as the Tanzanian ambassador to Brazil.[7] [8]