Cyril Chami

Cyril Chami
14th Minister of Industry and Trade
In office
28 November 2010 – May 2012
Preceded byMary Nagu
Succeeded byAbdallah Kigoda
Member of Parliament
for Moshi Rural
In office
December 2005 – October 2015
Preceded byThomas Ngawaiya
Succeeded byAnthony Komu
Personal details
Born(1964-02-09)9 February 1964
Tanganyika
Died5 November 2020(2020-11-05) (aged 56)
Dodoma
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
Alma materUniversity of Dar es Salaam
University of Alberta (PhD)

Cyril August Chami (9 February 1964 – 5 November 2020) was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for the Moshi Rural constituency from 2005 to 2015.[1]

Chami was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania, having won the seat of Moshi Rural as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) candidate in the 2005 parliamentary election after the seat had been held by the opposition for ten years. Following this victory, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on January 4, 2006.[2] He was subsequently moved to the position of Deputy Minister for Trade Industries and Marketing on February 12, 2008.[3] He also served as the Minister of Industry, Trade and Marketing from 2010 to 2012.

References

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  1. ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. ^ Hassan Muhiddin, "JK’s beefed up team", Guardian (IPP Media), January 5, 2006.
  3. ^ Austin Beyadi, "Public welcomes new cabinet", Guardian (IPP Media), February 13, 2008.