Hawa Ghasia
Hawa Ghasia | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State in the PM's Office for Regional Admin. and Local Govt. | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Mizengo Pinda |
| Preceded by | George Mkuchika |
| Minister of State in the President's Office for Public Service and Management | |
| In office 4 January 2006 – October 2010 | |
| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Member of the Tanzanian Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2005 | |
| Constituency | Mtwara Rural |
| Majority | 37,256 (66.69%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1966 Tanzania |
| Political party | CCM |
| Alma mater | Mzumbe University (Adv. Dip.) Sokoine University of Agriculture (M.A.) |
Hawa Abdulrahman Ghasia is a Tanzanian politician. She is Minister of State in the President's Office for Public Service and Management and a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania.
Ghasia was nominated as the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) candidate for Mtwara Rural District in the 2005 parliamentary election,[1] 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, she was appointed as Minister of State in the President's Office for Public Service and Management on January 4, 2006;[3] she remained in that position in the Cabinet named on February 12, 2008.[4][5]
References
- ^ "CCM parliamentary candidates", Guardian (IPP Media), August 17, 2005.
- ^ "’Women power’ herald a new era in CCM", Guardian (IPP Media), August 6, 2005.
- ^ Hassan Muhiddin, "JK’s beefed up team", Guardian (IPP Media), January 5, 2006.
- ^ List of Cabinet ministers (as of February 12, 2008), Tanzanian Parliament website.
- ^ Angel Navuri, "JK trims cabinet size", Guardian (IPP Media), February 13, 2008.
- Parliament of Tanzania website
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