Adolf Mkenda

Adolf Mkenda
Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training
Assumed office
10 January 2022
PresidentSamia Suluhu
Preceded byJoyce Ndalichako
Minister of Agriculture
In office
6 December 2020 – 10 January 2022
PresidentJohn Magufuli (2020)
Samia Suluhu (2021)
Preceded byJaphet Hasunga
Succeeded byHussein Bashe
Member of Parliament
for Rombo
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byJoseph Selasini Shao
ConstituencyRombo, Tanzania
Personal details
Born
Adolf Faustine Mkenda

1963
Rombo, Kilimanjaro
CitizenshipTanzanian
Nationality Tanzania
Political partyChama Cha Mapinduzi
SpouseBeatrice Kalinda Mkenda
Alma materGothenburg University (PhD)
University of Dar es Salaam (BA) (MA)

Adolf Faustine Mkenda (born in 1963) is a Tanzanian Minister of Education, Science, and Technology,[1][2] having previously served as Minister of Agriculture.[3] An associate professor of Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam and a politician who presently serves as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament for Rombo constituency since November 2020.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Minister: This is why we canceled results for 337 Form Four candidates". The Citizen. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Tanzania bans school textbooks for promoting LGBTQ rights – The North Africa Post". Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "About Us | Ministry of Agriculture". www.kilimo.go.tz. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Ni Profesa Mkenda wa CCM Jimbo la Rombo". Mwananchi. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Mbunge Rombo ambana Naibu Waziri Ajibiwa Papo Hapo". YouTube. 28 December 2020.