Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan  appoints her daughter, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, as the new deputy minister for education.

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan  appoints her daughter, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, as the new deputy minister for education.

Hafidh Ameir,  Aged  43, is the Member of Parliament for Makunduchi Constituency in the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar. She retained her parliamentary seat in  October 29, 2025 general election under the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) ticket, which also sponsored her mother’s presidential bid.

President Suluhu Hassan, at the same time, appointed Hafidh Ameir’s spouse, Mohamed Mchengerwa, as the new health minister.

Former president’s son appointed minister

Mchengerwa, 46, is also the Member of Parliament for Rufiji Constituency in the country’s eastern Pwani Region.

Tanzania’s former President Jakaya Kikwete’s son, Ridhwani Kikwete, has also been appointed minister in President Suluhu Hassan’s office. He will be in charge of Public Service Management and Good Governance in the head of state’s office.

Ridhwani Kikwete, 46, is also a lawmaker of CCM party, representing the coastal constituency of Chalinze located in Pwani Region.

President Suluhu Hassan, who was declared winner of Tanzania’s October 29 presidential election with nearly 98% of the vote, named 27 ministers and 29 deputy ministers in the reconstituted cabinet.

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