Edward Lowassa

Edward Lowassa
8th Prime Minister of Tanzania
In office
30 December 2005 – 7 February 2008
PresidentJakaya Kikwete
Preceded byFrederick Sumaye
Succeeded byMizengo Pinda
Minister of Water
and Livestock Development
In office
2000–2005
PresidentBenjamin Mkapa
Succeeded byStephen Wasira
Member of Parliament
for Monduli
In office
November 1995 – October 2015
Succeeded byJulius Kalanga
Personal details
Born(1953-08-26)26 August 1953
Arusha, Tanganyika Territory
Died10 February 2024(2024-02-10) (aged 70)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Resting placeNgarash village, Monduli
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM (1977–2015)
CHADEMA (2015–2019)
CCM (2019–2024)
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Dar es Salaam
University of Bath (MSc)
WebsiteOfficial Facebook profile
Military service
Allegiance United Rep. of Tanzania
Branch/serviceTanzanian Army
Battles/warsUganda–Tanzania War[1]
Awards Nishani ya Vita

Edward Ngoyai Lowassa (26 August 1953 – 10 February 2024) was a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania[2] from 2005 to 2008, serving under President Jakaya Kikwete.[3] Lowassa went into record as the first Prime Minister to have been forced to resign by a fraud scandal in the history of Tanzania.[4][5] Following his resignation President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet as required by the Constitution and with minimum delay, constituted a new one under a new Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda.[citation needed]

After the ruling CCM failed to select him as its candidate for the October 2015 presidential election, he left the party and stood instead as an opposition candidate. He was defeated in the election by CCM candidate John Magufuli.

  1. ^ Lowassa, Mtoto wa tarishi anayetaka urais, Mwananchi
  2. ^ "Lowassa calls for comprehensive electoral reforms". The Citizen TZ. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Lowassa Member of Parliament CV" Archived 26 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Parliament of Tanzania, 21 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Tanzanian PM to resign over graft", BBC, 7 February 2008.
  5. ^ "From graft accusations to resignation to the rebound. Is it Lowassa's time?" Archived 31 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Africa One Media, 30 July 2015.