Hussein Mwinyi

Hussein Mwinyi
Mwinyi in 2014
8th President of Zanzibar
Assumed office
3 November 2020
Vice PresidentOthman Masoud Sharif (first)
Hemed Suleiman Abdalla (second)
Preceded byAli Mohamed Shein
Minister of Defence and National Service
In office
20 January 2014 – 3 November 2020
Preceded byShamsi Vuai Nahodha
Succeeded byElias John Kwandikwa
In office
13 February 2008 – 7 May 2012
Preceded byJuma Kapuya
Succeeded byShamsi Vuai Nahodha
Minister of Health and Social Welfare
In office
7 May 2012 – 20 January 2014
Preceded byHadji Mponda
Succeeded bySeif Rashidi
1st Minister of State for Union Affairs
In office
6 January 2006 – 13 February 2008
Vice PresidentAli Mohamed Shein
Succeeded byMuhammed Seif Khatib
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
2000–2005
PresidentBenjamin Mkapa
Member of Parliament
for Kwahani
In office
December 2005 – 2020
Member of Parliament
for Mkuranga
In office
October 2000 – 2005
Succeeded byAdam Malima
Personal details
Born (1966-12-23) 23 December 1966 (age 57)
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Political partyCCM
SpouseMama Mariam Mwinyi
RelationsAbdullah Mwinyi (brother)
Parents
ResidenceZanzibar State House
Alma materMarmara University (MD)
Hammersmith Hospital (PhD)
ProfessionPhysician
Medical practiceMuhimbili Hospital (1993–95)
HKMU (1998–2000)

Hussein Ali Mwinyi (born in Unguja 23 December 1966) is the 8th president of Zanzibar.[1] The son of former Tanzanian president Ali Hasan Mwinyi, he is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) political party.[2]

  1. ^ "Hussein Mwinyi wins Zanzibar Presidency". The Citizen. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2022-04-15.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Yussuf, Issa (July 25, 2015). "Tanzania: Saada Mkuya, Hussein Mwinyi Fight for Nomination in Isles". AllAfrica. Retrieved April 29, 2022.