Saada Salum

Saada Mkuya Salum (born 1975) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and a nominated Member of Parliament. She is a former Minister of Finance.[2]

Honourable

Saada Salum

MP
14th Minister of Finance
In office
20 January 2014 – 5 November 2015
PresidentJakaya Kikwete
Preceded byWilliam Mgimwa
Succeeded byPhilip Mpango
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
7 May 2012 – 20 January 2014
MinisterWilliam Mgimwa
Succeeded byMwigulu Nchemba
Member of Parliament
In office
12 June 2012 – July 2015
Appointed byJakaya Kikwete
ConstituencyNone (Nominated MP)
Personal details
Born1975 (age 45–46)[1]
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
Alma materOpen University of Tanzania
Heriot-Watt University (MBA)

Early life and education

She was educated at Lumumba Secondary School,[3] and attained her Diploma in Business Studies from Stamford College in Malaysia. She graduated from The Open University of Tanzania in 2009 with a master's degree in Business and also attained her MBA from Heriot-Watt University. As of January 2014, she is pursuing her PhD in business administration from The Open University of Tanzania.[4]

Political career

She was nominated as a Member of Parliament by President Kikwete in May 2012 and subsequently appointed as the Deputy Minister of Finance. In January 2014, Salum succeeded William Mgimwa as the 14th Minister of Finance.

References
  1. "PROFILE: Tanzania's Finance Minister Saada Mkuya Salum". Reuters. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. "Tanzania appoints new finance minister in reshuffle". Reuters. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. "Tuhuma nzito Baraza la Mawaziri". mpekuzihuru.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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