Professor Makame Mbarawa is a Tanzanian CCM politician and a nominated Member of Parliament.[1][2] He is currently the Minister of Transport in Tanzania.

Makame Mbarawa
Ministry of Transport
Assumed office
1 September 2023
PresidentSamia Suluhu
Preceded byHimself as Minister of Works & Transport
Minister of Works & Transport
In office
12 September 2021 – 31 August 2023
PresidentSamia Suluhu
Preceded byLeonard Chamuriho
Succeeded byInnocent Bashungwa (Works)
8th & 11th Minister of Water and Irrigation
In office
1 July 2018 – 16 June 2020
PresidentJohn Magufuli
Preceded byIsack Aloyce Kamwelwe
Succeeded byJumaa Hamidu Aweso
In office
12 December 2015 – 23 December 2015
PresidentJohn Magufuli
Preceded byJumanne Maghembe
Succeeded byGerson Lwenge
Minister of Works, Transport and Communication
In office
23 December 2015 – 1 July 2018
PresidentJohn Magufuli
Preceded byJohn Magufuli
Succeeded byIsack Aloyce Kamwelwe
Minister of Communication, Science and Technology
In office
December 2010 – 5 November 2015
PresidentJakaya Kikwete
DeputyJanuary Makamba
Preceded byPeter Msolla
Succeeded byDr. Joyce Ndalichako (Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training)
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
November 2010
Appointed byJakaya Kikwete
John Magufuli
ConstituencyNone (Nominated MP)
Personal details
Born (1961-02-12) 12 February 1961 (age 63)
Pemba, Zanzibar
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
Alma materAstrakhan State Technical University (MSc)
University of New South Wales (PhD)
ProfessionProfessor
PositionsProfessor, Tshwane University of Technology (2009-2010)

Political career

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He served as the Minister of Communication, Science & Technology from 2010 to 2015. He thereafter served as the Minister of Water and Irrigation in the Magufuli administration for eleven days before being transferred to head the infrastructure docket. He continued as the Minister of Works and Transport once president Samia Suluhu Hassan took office in 2021. Following her reshuffle of the cabinet in September 2023, he retained his role over just the Minister of Transport as the ministry was split into two.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Professor Mbarawa Biography" (PDF). forum2012.org. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  3. ^ Admin (2023-09-01). "Tanzania Cabinet Reshuffle: President Samia Announces Key Appointments and Changes". TanzaniaInvest. Retrieved 2023-09-11.