Abdullah Ali Hassan Mwinyi is Tanzanian CCM politician, an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and High Court of Zanzibar.
Abdullah Mwinyi | |
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| East African Legislative Assembly MP | |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
| Constituency | Tanzania |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 10, 1974 Unguja, Zanzibar |
| Political party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Spouse | Fatma Dahir (m. 18 January 2018) |
| Relations | Hussein Mwinyi (brother) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Mahonda, Zanzibar |
| Alma mater | University of Wales[1] |
| Website | www |
He was a former member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) from 2007 to 2017[2] where he served as Chairman of Legal, Privileges and Rules Committee and Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution Committee.[3]
Early life and education edit
Mwinyi has a bachelor of laws (LLB) and a master's degree in Commercial Law (LLM - Commercial Law), both from the University of Wales, Cardiff. He completed his education in 2000.[citation needed]
Political career edit
In 2007, Mwinyi was elected to represent Tanzania in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) during the second assembly (2007 - 2012),[4] he was re-elected and continued to represent Tanzania constituency on the third assembly (2012 - 2017).[5] During his tenure at EALA he chaired the Legal, Privileges and Rules Committee and Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution Committee where he played a key role in resolving Burundi crisis in 2016[6] as part of the responsibilities of EALA to member states.
Professional career edit
Founder of Asyla Attorneys, Mwinyi presently is managing director at Envision Consulting Ltd. He is also on the board of Swala Oil & Gas (Tanzania) Ltd. and Swala (PAEM) Ltd. In his past career he held the position of Associate at Mkono & Co. and Secretary of BP Tanzania Ltd.[7]
Personal life edit
He is the son of Ali Hassan Mwinyi, the second President of Tanzania.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Universities Wales". www.uniswales.ac.uk.
- ^ "Hon. Abdullah Mwinyi - Tanzania". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ^ "Central Corridor | EAC happy with Dar port modernisation".
- ^ "Mwinyi, Abdullah A. H —East African Legislative Assembly". www.eala.org.
- ^ "Mwinyi, Abdullah A. H. —East African Legislative Assembly". www.eala.org.
- ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "Abdullah Mwinyi - Biography". www.marketscreener.com.
- ^ Mwinyi, Abdullah (8 March 2020). "Behind every great man is a great woman". The Citizen. Retrieved 5 April 2020.