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Jakaya Kikwete
4th President of Tanzania
In office
21 December 2005 – 5 November 2015
Vice PresidentAli Mohamed Shein
Mohamed Gharib Bilal
Prime MinisterEdward Lowassa
Mizengo Pinda
Preceded byBenjamin Mkapa
Succeeded byJohn Magufuli
6th Chairperson of the African Union
In office
31 January 2008 – 2 February 2009
Preceded byJohn Kufuor
Succeeded byMuammar Gaddafi
11th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
27 November 1995 – 21 December 2005
Preceded byJoseph Rwegasira
Succeeded byAsha-Rose Migiro
7th Minister of Finance
In office
7 August 1994 – 2 November 1995
Preceded byKighoma Malima
Succeeded bySimon Mbilinyi
Member of Parliament
for Chalinze
In office
26 November 1995 – 20 January 2005
Succeeded byRamadhani Maneno
Personal details
Born
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

(1950-10-07) 7 October 1950 (age 73)
Msoga, Tanganyika Territory
NationalityJakaya Kikwete Tanzania
Political partyCCM (1977–present)
TANU (before 1977)
Spouse
Salma Kikwete
(m. 1989)
Children10
Residence(s)Msoga, Chalinze District
Alma materUniversity of Dar es Salaam (BS)
ProfessionEconomist
Twitter handlejmkikwete
Military service
AllegianceJakaya Kikwete United Rep. of Tanzania
Branch/serviceTanzanian Army
RankLieutenant Colonel

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born 7 October 1950)[1][2] is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015.

Prior to his election as president, he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2005 under his predecessor, Benjamin Mkapa. He also served as the chairperson of the African Union in 2008–2009 and the chairman of the Southern African Development Community Troika on Peace, Defence and Security in 2012–2013.

Kikwete, who is of Kwere heritage, was born and raised in Msoga, Chalinze District in Pwani Region and attended the university of Dar es Salaam.

  1. ^ "Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Wajue Marais wa Zamani wa Tanzania". Deustche Welle. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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