Hawa Ghasia
Mtwara Rural | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office December 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Abdillahi Namkulala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1966 |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
| Alma mater | Mzumbe University (AdvDip) Sokoine University (MA) |
Hawa Abdulrahman Ghasia (born 10 January 1966) is a
Background
Ghasia was born on 10 January 1966. She completed her schooling at Ndanda Secondary School in 1989. She received an advanced diploma from the Institute of Development Management - Mzumbe in 1995. She received her master's degree from the Sokoine University of Agriculture in 2003. She had a long career as an economic planner working for the Mtwara town council and the Maasai district council between 1992 and 2005.[1]
Political career
Ghasia was nominated as the CCM candidate for Mtwara Rural District in the 2005 parliamentary election, receiving 529 votes and defeating four other candidates for the nomination, including Juma Chinavati with 372 votes and incumbent Abdillahi Namkulala with 135 votes.[2]
Following the election, in 2006, she was appointed as Minister of State in the President's Office for Public Service and Management and served in this role until 2012. Between 2012 and 2015, she served as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office for Regional Administration and Local Government.[1]
In the
She did not receive a ministerial portfolio in the new President John Magufuli's administration.[5] Instead, Ghasia is the chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Budget.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Profile: Hon. Hawa Abdulrahiman Ghasia". Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ "'Women power' herald a new era in CCM". IPP Media. August 6, 2005. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ "Tanzania Parliamentary Results 2015" (PDF). National Election Commission Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "CUF poll petition against Ghasia thrown out". Daily News. February 22, 2016. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016.
- ^ Athuman Mtulya (December 11, 2015). "Tanzania: Magufuli's Cabinet Leanest in 20yrs, Seven JK Ministers Back". allAfrica.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ Samuel Kamndaya (June 30, 2016). "Tanzania: Procurement Act Okayed After Big Debate, Changes". Retrieved October 20, 2016.