Batilda Salha Burian (born October 19, 1965) is a Tanzanian politician and ambassador. She is currently Regional Commissioner of Tanga Region. [1]
Burian received her PhD from the University College of London in 1992. [2]
She served two terms in Parliament, from 2000 to 2005 and then in 2006 to 2010. [2] Between her terms in Parliament, she was the Deputy Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children. [1] After Parliament, she became the High Commissioner (or ambassador) of Tanzania in Kenya. [3] During her time as the ambassador to Kenya, she continued to strengthen ties between the two countries, citing that both countries have much in common both culturally and environmentally. [4] In 2015, she became the Tanzanian ambassador to Japan. [1]
Burian has chaired the World Climate Change Forum III in 2009 in Geneva and is also a permanent representative of Tanzania to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). [4]