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Cyril Chami

Tanzanian politician

Honourable Dr Cyril Chami MP

14th Minister of Industry and Trade
In office 28 November 2010 – May 2012
Preceded by	Mary Nagu
Succeeded by	Abdallah Kigoda
Member of Parliament for Moshi Rural
In office December 2005 – October 2015
Preceded by	Thomas Ngawaiya
Succeeded by	Anthony Komu

Personal details
Born	(1964-02-09)9 February 1964 Tanganyika
Died	5 November 2020(2020-11-05) (aged 56) Dodoma
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Alma mater	University of Dar es Salaam University of Alberta (PhD)

Cyril August Chami (9 February 1964 – 5 November 2020) was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for the Moshi Rural constituency from 2005 to 2015.^[1]

Chami was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania, having won the seat of Moshi Rural as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) candidate in the 2005 parliamentary election after the seat had been held by the opposition for ten years. Following this victory, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on January 4, 2006.^[2] He was subsequently moved to the position of Deputy Minister for Trade Industries and Marketing on February 12, 2008.^[3] He also served as the Minister of Industry, Trade and Marketing from 2010 to 2012.

References

^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
^ Hassan Muhiddin, "JK’s beefed up team", Guardian (IPP Media), January 5, 2006.
^ Austin Beyadi, "Public welcomes new cabinet", Guardian (IPP Media), February 13, 2008.