Full Name Noordin Kassum Children 3 Nationality Tanzanian Religion Islam (Ismaili) | Name Al Kassum Spouse(s) Yasmin (m. 1983) | |
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Born 11 January 1924 (age 100) ( 1924-01-11 ) Residence Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania Books Africa's Winds of Change: Memoirs of an International Tanzanian Positions Chancellor, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Moshi Co-operative University | ||
Other politicalaffiliations TANU Political party Chama Cha Mapinduzi | ||
Al Noor Kassum (born 11 January 1924) is retired Tanzanian politician. Educated in Tanzania and the UK, where he was called to the Bar at the Inns of Court in London, Al Noor Kassum was a prominent figure in Tanzanian politics and the Ismaili Muslim community after the country's independence. He held several ministerial positions within the Tanzanian government and was also the East African Community's Minister of Finance and Administration. He has held senior positions in UNESCO and at the UN Headquarters in New York. Currently, he is Vice-Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania.
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