Seif Sharif Hamad

Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad
Hamad in 2012
First Vice President of Zanzibar
In office
7 December 2020 – 17 February 2021
PresidentHussein Mwinyi
Preceded byHimself (2016)
Succeeded byOthman Masoud Sharif
In office
9 November 2010 – March 2016[citation needed]
PresidentAli Mohamed Shein
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHimself (2020)
2nd Chief Minister of Zanzibar
In office
6 February 1984 – 22 January 1988
PresidentAli Hassan Mwinyi
Idris Abdul Wakil
Preceded byRamadani Baki
Succeeded byOmar Ali Juma
Personal details
Born(1943-10-22)22 October 1943
Pemba, Sultanate of Zanzibar
Died17 February 2021(2021-02-17) (aged 77)
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyAlliance for Change and Transparency
Other political
affiliations
CCM (1977–1988)
CUF (1995–2019)
Alma materUDSM (BA (Hons)

Seif Sharif Hamad (22 October 1943 – 17 February 2021) was a Tanzanian politician who served as the First Vice President of Zanzibar and as Party Chairman of ACT Wazalendo.[1]

He was the secretary-general of the opposition Civic United Front (CUF) party and First Vice President of Zanzibar until 18 March 2019 when he announced his resignation from CUF and joined Alliance for Change and Transparency.[2] He was given an ACT Wazalendo card number One, and he also won the party nomination for the 2020 presidential candidate for Zanzibar.

  1. ^ "Tanzania: After joining Zanzibar's government, can the opposition be trusted again?". 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Maalim Seif joins ACT Wazalendo". The Citizen. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.