Daniel Yona

Daniel Yona
9th Minister of Finance
In office
1997–2000
PresidentBenjamin Mkapa
Preceded bySimon Mbilinyi
Succeeded byBasil Mramba
Member of Parliament for Same East
In office
2000–2005
PresidentBenjamin Mkapa
Succeeded byAnne Malecela
Personal details
Born (1941-05-03) 3 May 1941 (age 83)
Tanganyika Territory
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
Alma materIFM
University of Strathclyde (BA)
Known forConvicted of crimes committed during his tenure as Minister of Finance
Criminal statusImprisoned at Keko Prison
Criminal chargeMisuse of office and corruption
Penalty3 years imprisonment

Daniel Yona (born 3 May 1941) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and a former Member of Parliament for Same East constituency.[1] In 2015, he and former finance minister Basil Mramba were sentenced to three years' imprisonment for awarding an audit contract to UK firm Alex Stewart Assayers which meant its operations in Tanzania were exempt from tax. After seven months in prison, the remainder of Mramba's and Yona's sentence was commuted to community service.[2]

  1. ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Tanzania jails ex-ministers Mramba and Yona over graft". BBC]. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2021.