Mohamed Omary Mchengerwa | |
Office: | Ministers of State in the President’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government |
Term Start1: | 31 March 2021 |
Term End1: | 8 January 2022 |
Term Start: | 1 September 2023 |
Predecessor: | Angellah Kairuki |
Office2: | Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism |
Term Start2: | 14 February 2023 |
Term End2: | 31 August 2023 |
Office3: | Minister of Culture, Artistic and Sports |
Term Start3: | 10 January 2022 |
Term End3: | 14 February 2023 |
Office5: | The Member of Parliament for Rufiji Constituency |
Term Start5: | November 2015 |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1979 |
Nationality: | Tanzanian |
Relations: | Samia Suluhu (Mother-in-law) Hafidh Ameir (Father-in-law) |
Mohamed Mchengerwa (born September 1, 1979) is a current member of the Tanzanian Cabinet and is a Minister in the president's office in Tanzania. He is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Rufiji in 2015.[1]
Mchengerwa got his first major cabinet position following the formation of Samia Suluhu Hassan first cabinet on March 31, 2021. He was sworn in as the Minister of State in the Presidents office for Public Service Management and Good Governance.[2] Following the cabinet reshuffle in January 2022, Mchengerwa switched dockets with Innocent Bashungwa and assumed the position of Minister of Culture, Artists and Sports.[3]
In February 2023, he switched dockets with Pindi Chana and became the new Minister of Natural resources and Tourism.[4] In September 2023, in the third cabinet reshuffle, he switched dockets with Angellah Kairuki and assumed a position in the President's office and the minister for Regional Administration and Local Government.[5]