Abdallah Kigoda
Dr Abdallah Kigoda | |
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Member of Parliament for Handeni | |
In office October 1995 – July 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tanganyika | 25 November 1953
Died | 12 October 2015 New Delhi, India | (aged 61)
Resting place | Handeni, Tanzania[1] |
Nationality | Tanzanian |
Political party | CCM |
Alma mater | University of Dar es Salaam Vanderbilt University (MA) University of Missouri (PhD) |
Profession | Economist |
Abdallah Omar Kigoda (25 November 1953 – 12 October 2015) was a Tanzanian
Minister of Energy and Minerals from 1997 to 2000, as Minister of State in the President's Office for Planning and Privatisation from 2000 to 2005, and again as Minister of Industry and Trade from 2012 to 2015.[2]
He overwhelmingly won the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) nomination for Handeni constituency prior to the 2005 parliamentary election, receiving 1,216 votes while the nearest of his four opponents for the nomination received 94.[3]
He died on 12 October 2015 whilst undergoing treatment in India.[4][5]
References
- ^ Rais Kikwete aongoza mamia kumzika Dk Kigoda, Michuzi Blog
- ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "’Women power’ herald a new era in CCM", Guardian, August 6, 2005.
- ^ "Minister Abdallah Kigoda dies in India" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Citizen
- ^ "Waziri Kigoda afariki dunia nchini India" Archived 2019-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Mwananchi