Bashiru Ally

Honorable
Bashiru Ally
MP
Chama Cha Mapinduzi Secretary General
In office
31 May 2018 – 30 April 2021
ChairmanJohn Magufuli
Preceded byAbdulrahman Kinana
Succeeded byDaniel Chongolo
Chief Secretary to the President
In office
February 2020 – March 2020
PresidentJohn Magufuli
Preceded byJohn William Kijazi
Succeeded byHussein Kattanga
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2021
PresidentSamia Suluhu
ConstituencyNone (Nominated MP)
Personal details
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyChama Cha Mapinduzi
Alma materUniversity of Dar es Salaam
ProfessionLecturer • Researcher • Diplomat • Academic • Social Activist
Known forPolitical Science

Bashiru Ally Kakurwa is a Tanzanian academic, diplomat and politician.[1]

He was the Chief Secretary of the President of Tanzania in the 5th Cabinet, appointed by President Magufuli into office February 26, 2021. Before he was a Secretary General of Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party in Tanzania, appointed into office on May 31, 2018.[2][3][4] Prior to his appointment as party Secretary General, he was a lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam.

Under President Samia Suluhu Hassan she reshuffled her cabinet and appointed Bashiru as a member of parliament on March 31, 2021.[5]

  1. ^ "Tanzania State House Chief Secretary profile". Ikulu Tanzania. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ Kolumbia, Louis (2018-06-01). "Tanzania: Dr Bashiru - I Will Abide to CCM's Decisions On New Katiba". The Citizen (Dar es Salaam). Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  3. ^ Kolumbia, Louis (2018-05-31). "Tanzania: New CCM Secretary-General Lists Priorities". The Citizen (Dar es Salaam). Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  4. ^ "The spotlight now turns on CCM's new strategist". The Citizen. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  5. ^ President Samia reshuffles cabinet, drops chief secretary], Citizen newspaper 31.03.2021