Ummy Mwalimu

Ummy Mwalimu
Minister of Health
Assumed office
10 January 2022
PresidentSamia Suluhu
Preceded byDorothy Gwajima
Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment)
In office
9 December 2020 – 10 January 2022
PresidentJohn Magufuli
Preceded byMussa Zungu
Succeeded byJenista Mhagama
Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children
In office
12 December 2015 – 5 November 2020
PresidentJohn Magufuli
Succeeded byDorothy Gwajima
Deputy State Minister of Environment
In office
30 January 2014 – 5 November 2015
MinisterBinilith Mahenge
Preceded byCharles Kitwanga
Deputy Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children
In office
28 November 2010 – 20 January 2014
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
November 2010
ConstituencyNone (Special Seat)
Personal details
Born (1973-09-05) 5 September 1973 (age 51)
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
Alma materUDSM (LL.B)
University of Pretoria (LL.M)

Ummy Ally Mwalimu (born 5 September 1973) is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is currently a Member of Parliament for Tanga Constituency and also serves as the Minister of Health, Seniors and Children.[1] She has held various cabinet positions since 2010. She is a third-term Member of Parliament, firstly appointed to a seat reserved for women in the parliament of Tanzania in 2010.

  1. ^ "Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu reshuffles Cabinet". The East African. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-15.