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Samia Suluhu Hassan

1960 - Today

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Samia Suluhu Hassan ( SAH-mee-ah soo-LOO-hoo HA-san; born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician who serves as the sixth and current president of Tanzania since 19 March 2021. She is the first woman to serve in the position and previously served as vice-president of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021, from which she ascended to the presidency following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli. A native of Zanzibar, Suluhu served as a minister in the semi-autonomous region from 2000 to 2010. She then served as the Member of Parliament for the Makunduchi constituency from 2010 to 2015 and was the Minister of State in the Vice-President's Office for Union Affairs from 2010 to 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samia Suluhu Hassan is the 2,085th most popular politician (up from 7,728th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Tanzania (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Tanzanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Samia Suluhu Hassan ranks 2,085 out of 19,576. Before her are Pierre Trudeau, Teti, Pedro V of Portugal, Injo of Joseon, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, and William Pitt the Younger. After her are James I of Scotland, Tomoe Gozen, Maria Josepha of Bavaria, Yoweri Museveni, Talal of Jordan, and Sultan Cem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Samia Suluhu Hassan ranks 23. Before her are Julianne Moore, Pierluigi Collina, Joachim Löw, Hugh Grant, Tilda Swinton, and Prince Andrew, Duke of York. After her are Colin Firth, Roland Ratzenberger, Franco Baresi, Isaac Herzog, Rudi Völler, and Kenneth Branagh.

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In Tanzania

Among people born in Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan ranks 2 out of 39. Before her are Freddie Mercury (1946). After her are Abdulrazak Gurnah (1948), Julius Nyerere (1922), John Magufuli (1959), Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar (1929), Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), Jakaya Kikwete (1951), Kassim Majaliwa (1961), Benjamin Mkapa (1938), Laurean Rugambwa (1912), and Cleopa Msuya (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In Tanzania

Among politicians born in Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan ranks 1. After her are Julius Nyerere (1922), John Magufuli (1959), Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar (1929), Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), Jakaya Kikwete (1951), Kassim Majaliwa (1961), Benjamin Mkapa (1938), Cleopa Msuya (1931), Mizengo Pinda (1948), Tippu Tip (1837), and Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar (1874).

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