Augustine Mahiga | |
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| 5th Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs | |
| In office 3 March 2019 – 1 May 2020 | |
| President | John Magufuli |
| Preceded by | Palamagamba Kabudi |
| Succeeded by | Mwigulu Nchemba |
| 14th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 12 December 2015 – 3 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Membe |
| Succeeded by | Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi |
| United Nations Special Envoy for Somalia | |
| In office 9 June 2010 – 3 June 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Kay |
| Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations | |
| In office 2003–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Daudi Mwakawago |
| Succeeded by | Ombeni Sefue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1945 Tosamaganga, Iringa, Tanganyika |
| Died | 1 May 2020 (aged 74) Dodoma, Tanzania |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
| Alma mater | UDSM (BA) UToronto (MA), (PhD) |
Augustine Philip Mahiga (28 August 1945 – 1 May 2020)[1] was a Tanzanian diplomat and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in 2019 and 2020.[2] He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2019.[1] He previously served as the Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations from 2003 to 2010 and as the UN Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia from 2010 to 2013.[3]
In December 2015, he was nominated as a Member of Parliament by President John Magufuli and thereafter appointed to the Cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[4]
- ^ a b The Citizen Reporter (1 May 2020). "Tanzania's Constitutional and Legal Affairs Minister Augustine Mahiga has died". The Citizen.tz. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Augustine Mahiga Tanzanian Minister dies at age 74". EMEA Tribune. 1 May 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ United Nations website. "Secretary-General Appoints Augustine P. Mahiga of United Republic of Tanzania Special Representative for Somalia". Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Tanzanian president swaps foreign, justice ministers in cabinet mini-reshuffle". Xinhuanet. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.