List of Prime Ministers of Tanzania
Prime Ministers of Tanzania

List of Prime Ministers of Tanzania

Section Title: Prime Ministers of Tanzania
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№	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)	President(s)

Took office	Left office

Post abolished (1 November 1964 – 17 February 1972)

1	Rashidi Kawawa (1924–2009)	-	17 February 1972	13 February 1977	Tanganyika African National Union	Nyerere

Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Nyerere

2	Edward Sokoine (1938–1984)	-	13 February 1977	7 November 1980	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Nyerere

3	Cleopa Msuya (1931–)	-	7 November 1980	24 February 1983	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Nyerere

(2)	Edward Sokoine (1938–1984)	-	24 February 1983	12 April 1984 (died in office.)	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Nyerere

4	Salim Ahmed Salim (1942–)	Salim.JPG	24 April 1984	5 November 1985	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Nyerere

5	Joseph Warioba (1940–)	-	5 November 1985	9 November 1990	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Mwinyi

6	John Malecela (1934–)	-	9 November 1990	7 December 1994	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Mwinyi

(3)	Cleopa Msuya (1931–)	-	7 December 1994	28 November 1995	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Mwinyi Mkapa

7	Frederick Sumaye (1950–)	-	28 November 1995	30 December 2005	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Mkapa Kikwete

8	Edward Lowassa (1953–)	-	30 December 2005	7 February 2008	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Kikwete

9	Mizengo Pinda (1948–)	-	9 February 2008	5 November 2015	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Kikwete

10	Kassim Majaliwa (1961–)	-	20 November 2015	Incumbent	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Magufuli

Sentence(s)

Edward Ngoyai Lowassa, born in 1953, is a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008.

final_sentence: Edward Ngoyai Lowassa, born in 1953, is a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008.