Honorific-Prefix: | Honourable |
Zakia Meghji | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi Secretary for Economic Affairs and Finance |
Term Start: | November 2012 |
1Blankname: | Chairman |
1Namedata: | Jakaya Kikwete John Magufuli |
Predecessor: | Mwigulu Nchemba |
Office2: | 11th Minister of Finance |
Term Start2: | January 2006 |
Term End2: | February 2008 |
President2: | Jakaya Kikwete |
Successor2: | Mustafa Mkulo |
Office3: | Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism |
Term Start3: | 1997 |
Term End3: | 2005 |
Successor3: | Anthony Diallo |
Office4: | Minister of Health |
Term Start4: | 1994 |
Term End4: | 1997 |
Office5: | Deputy Minister of Health |
Term Start5: | 1992 |
Term End5: | 1994 |
Office6: | Member of Parliament |
Term Start6: | 2005 |
Appointer6: | Jakaya Kikwete |
Constituency6: | None (Nominated MP) |
Birth Date: | 31 December 1946 |
Birth Place: | Zanzibar |
Nationality: | Tanzanian |
Party: | CCM |
Occupation: | politician |
Profession: | Teacher |
Zakia Hamdani Meghji (born 31 December 1946) is a Tanzanian politician who served as the first female Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008.[1] She was the first woman to hold this post.She also served as a Tourism minister, still the longest serving Tourism Minister in the country, who brought many positive changes in the Ministry.
From 1997 to 2005 she's Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.[2] [3] She's the Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008.