Muslim woman becomes president of Tanzania
For the first time in African history, an observant Muslim woman became the head of State. The number of countries where Muslim women become the first persons in the world is low. In Africa, they did not exist at all before Samia Suluhu took charge.
Samia Hassan Suluhu is sworn in as President of Tanzania. Previously, a Muslim woman held the position of vice-president.
The official ceremony was held at the Residence of the Presidents of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Holding the holy Koran in her hands, Suluhu swore an oath: "I promise to be honest, to obey the constitution of Tanzania and to protect it."
According to the laws of Tanzania, she will be the head of state until 2025. Samia Suluhu is an economist, who received her higher education in her homeland, and then in the United Kingdom. In 2015, she received a master's degree from the American Southern University of New Hampshire. She has four children and she is a member of the ruling socialist Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party (CCM). Samia Suluhu's daughter is a member of the Zanzibar Parliament.
Leonid Fetuni, deputy director of the Institute of Africa, says that it is very important that Samia Suluha, who replaced Magufuli, comes from Zanzibar, where a rather strong identity is still expressed. The inhabitants of the island consider themselves part of the Arab world. The current president also served there mainly as the region's Minister of Relations with Mainland Tanzania.
Samia Hassan Suluhu is sworn in as President of Tanzania. Previously, a Muslim woman held the position of vice-president.
The official ceremony was held at the Residence of the Presidents of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Holding the holy Koran in her hands, Suluhu swore an oath: "I promise to be honest, to obey the constitution of Tanzania and to protect it."
According to the laws of Tanzania, she will be the head of state until 2025. Samia Suluhu is an economist, who received her higher education in her homeland, and then in the United Kingdom. In 2015, she received a master's degree from the American Southern University of New Hampshire. She has four children and she is a member of the ruling socialist Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party (CCM). Samia Suluhu's daughter is a member of the Zanzibar Parliament.
Leonid Fetuni, deputy director of the Institute of Africa, says that it is very important that Samia Suluha, who replaced Magufuli, comes from Zanzibar, where a rather strong identity is still expressed. The inhabitants of the island consider themselves part of the Arab world. The current president also served there mainly as the region's Minister of Relations with Mainland Tanzania.