Abubakar Khamis Bakary | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office ?–? | |
Minister of Justice and Constitutions Affairs | |
In office 2010–? | |
Personal details | |
Died | 11 November 2020 Pemba,Zanzibar |
Nationality | Tanzanian |
Political party | ACT Wazalendo |
Occupation | Politician |
Abubakar Khamis Bakary (died 11 November 2020) was an ACT Wazalendo politician in Tanzania. He was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly. [1]
In 2010,he became head of the Ministry of Justice and Constitutions Affairs. [2] [3] In 2015,he resigned from CUF and joined ACT Wazalendo in 2019. [4] [5]
On 11 November 2020,Bakary died of poor health in Pemba,Zanzibar. [6]
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