Nationality Tanzanian | Name Abdallah Kigoda Resting place Handeni District Role Tanzanian Politician | |
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Born 25 November 1953Tanganyika ( 1953-11-25 ) | ||
Hon. Abdallah Kigoda on Development Cooperation and Business in Africa
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, as Minister of Energy and Minerals from 1997 to 2000, as Minister of State in the President's Office for Planning and Privatisation from 2000 to 2005, and again as Minister of Industry and Trade from 2012 to 2015.
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.
He died on 12 October 2015 whilst undergoing treatment in India.
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