Abdallah Kigoda
Tanzanian politician
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Abdallah Omar Kigoda (25 November 1953 – 12 October 2015) was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Handeni constituency from 1995 to 2015. He served as Minister of Industry and Trade from 1996 to 1997 and from 2012 to 2015, as Minister of Energy and Minerals from 1997 to 2000, and as Minister of State in the President's Office for Planning and Privatisation from 2000 to 2005.[2]
Dr Abdallah Kigoda | |
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| 8th Minister of Industry and Trade | |
| In office 7 May 2012 – 12 October 2015 | |
| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Preceded by | Cyril Chami |
| In office 1996–1997 | |
| Preceded by | William Shija |
| Succeeded by | Kingunge Ngombale–Mwiru |
| Minister of State in the President's Office for Planning and Privatization | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| President | Benjamin Mkapa |
| Minister of Energy and Minerals | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| President | Benjamin Mkapa |
| Member of Parliament for Handeni | |
| In office October 1995 – July 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1953 |
| Died | 12 October 2015 (aged 61) |
| Resting place | Handeni, Tanzania[1] |
| Party | CCM |
| Alma mater | University of Dar es Salaam Vanderbilt University (MA) University of Missouri (PhD) |
| Profession | Economist |
He overwhelmingly won the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) nomination for Handeni constituency prior to the 2005 parliamentary election, receiving 1,216 votes while the nearest of his four opponents for the nomination received 94.[3]
He died on 12 October 2015 whilst undergoing treatment in India.[4][5]
