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Right Honourable
Edward Lowassa
8th Prime Minister of Tanzania
In office 30 December 2005 – 7 February 2008
President
Jakaya Kikwete
Preceded by
Frederick Sumaye
Succeeded by
Mizengo Pinda
Minister of Water and Livestock Development
In office 2000–2005
President
Benjamin Mkapa
Succeeded by
Stephen Wasira
Member of Parliament for Monduli
In office November 1995 – October 2015
Succeeded by
Julius Kalanga
Personal details
Born
(1953-08-26)26 August 1953 Arusha, Tanganyika Territory
Died
10 February 2024(2024-02-10) (aged 70) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
University of Dar es Salaam University of Bath (MSc)
Website
Official Facebook profile
Military service
Allegiance
United Rep. of Tanzania
Branch/service
Tanzanian Army
Battles/wars
Uganda–Tanzania War[1]
Awards
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Edward Ngoyai Lowassa (26 August 1953 – 10 February 2024) was a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania[2] from 2005 to 2008, serving under President Jakaya Kikwete.[3] Lowassa went into record as the first Prime Minister to have been forced to resign by a fraud scandal in the history of Tanzania.[4][5] Following his resignation President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet as required by the Constitution and with minimum delay, constituted a new one under a new Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda.[citation needed]
After the ruling CCM failed to select him as its candidate for the October 2015 presidential election, he left the party and stood instead as an opposition candidate. He was defeated in the election by CCM candidate John Magufuli.
^Lowassa, Mtoto wa tarishi anayetaka urais, Mwananchi
^"Lowassa calls for comprehensive electoral reforms". The Citizen TZ. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^"Lowassa Member of Parliament CV" Archived 26 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Parliament of Tanzania, 21 October 2010.
^"Tanzanian PM to resign over graft", BBC, 7 February 2008.
^"From graft accusations to resignation to the rebound. Is it Lowassa's time?" Archived 31 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Africa One Media, 30 July 2015.
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