President of Tanzania
| President of the United Republic of Tanzania | |
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| Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania | |
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 Presidential Standard | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of Tanzania | |
| Style | Her Excellency Mheshimiwa Rais (Swahili) |
| Type | Head of state Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Residence | Ikulu |
| Seat | Dodoma |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Tanzania (1977) |
| Formation | 29 October 1964 |
| First holder | Julius Nyerere |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Tanzania |
| Salary | 98,287,560 Tanzanian shilling/US$42,000 annually[1] |
| Website | www |
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 Tanzania portal |
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is the head of state and head of government[2] of Tanzania.
Samia Suluhu Hassan, sworn in on 19 March 2021, is the first female president of the United Republic of Tanzania. She succeeded John Magufuli following his death on 17 March 2021.
Presidential term
[edit]The president serves a term of five years. As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Tanzania. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Mwinyi in 1995.[3]
Executive powers
[edit]The president of Tanzania is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and is "accountable to a legislature composed of elected members and representative of the people."[4]
List
[edit]After its independence in 1961 as Tanganyika, the country was first led by Richard Turnbull as governor-general until Julius Nyerere became the first and only president under the 1962 constitution. The 1964 constitution after the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar has had 6 presidents with each serving multiple terms except Samia Suluhu Hassan. Julius Nyerere served 5 terms total from 1962–1985, having served 4 terms under the 1964 constitution. All presidents of Tanzania have been from the Tanganyika African National Union party which later merged to become the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party.[citation needed]
Latest election
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samia Suluhu Hassan | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | 1,527,816 | 97.95 | |
| Mwalim Salum Juma | Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma | 10,253 | 0.66 | |
| Gombo Samandito Gombo | Civic United Front | 5,552 | 0.36 | |
| Coaster Jimmy Kibonde | Chama Cha Makini | 4,754 | 0.30 | |
| Kunje Ngombale Mwiru | Alliance for African Farmers Party | 2,311 | 0.15 | |
| Almas Hassan Kisabya | National Reconstruction Alliance | 2,260 | 0.14 | |
| Abdul Juma Mluya | Democratic Party | 1,559 | 0.10 | |
| Mwaijojele David Daud | Chama Cha Kijamii | 748 | 0.05 | |
| Ambar Khamis Haji | NCCR–Mageuzi | 718 | 0.05 | |
| Wilson Elias Mulumbe | Alliance for Democratic Change | 711 | 0.05 | |
| Saum Hussein Rashid | United Democratic Party | 628 | 0.04 | |
| Rwamugira Mbatina Yustas | Tanzania Labour Party | 489 | 0.03 | |
| Doyo Hassan Doyo | National League for Democracy | 461 | 0.03 | |
| Kyara Majalio Paul | Sauti ya Umma | 377 | 0.02 | |
| Bussungu Georges Gabriel | Tanzania Democratic Alliance | 372 | 0.02 | |
| Twalib Ibrahim Kadege | United People's Democratic Party | 372 | 0.02 | |
| Noty Mwajuma Mirambo | Union for Multiparty Democracy | 343 | 0.02 | |
| Total | 1,559,724 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,559,724 | 99.74 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,134 | 0.26 | ||
| Total votes | 1,563,858 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,656,718 | 94.39 | ||
| Source: INEC | ||||
See also
[edit]- Politics of Tanzania
- List of governors of Tanganyika
- List of heads of state of Tanzania
- Vice-President of Tanzania
- Prime Minister of Tanzania
- List of sultans of Zanzibar
- President of Zanzibar
- Vice President of Zanzibar
- List of heads of government of Zanzibar
References
[edit]- ^ wa Simbiye, Finnigan (6 December 2013). "PM scoffs at super salary rumour". Daily News (Tanzania). Dodoma. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Tanzania National Website". Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ "Tanzania (United Republic of) 1977 (rev. 1995) Constitution - Constitute". www.constituteproject.org. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
