Zakia Meghji Explained

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.

Career

From 1997 to 2005 she's Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.[2] [3] She's the Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Member of Parliament CV. Parliament of Tanzania. 5 March 2013.
  2. Web site: University of Dar es Salaam- . 2024-06-21 . www.udsm.ac.tz.
  3. Web site: Zakia Hamdani Meghji : « Le tourisme de masse n’est pas sans danger » - Jeune Afrique.com . 2024-06-21 . JeuneAfrique.com . fr-FR.