First ladies and gentlemen of Tanzania

First Gentleman of the United Republic of Tanzania
Swahili: Mume wa Rais wa Tanzania
Incumbent Hadief Ameir since 17 March 2021
Style	His Excellency (Formal) Swahili: Mheshimiwa Baba
Residence	Ikulu, Dar es Salaam
Inaugural holder	Maria Nyerere
Formation	1 November 1964

First Gentleman of Tanzania or First Lady of Tanzania is the unofficial title held by the husband or wife of the president of Tanzania. ^[1] Until 19 March 2021, the office was held by women and thus referred to as First Lady. The country's present first gentleman is Hafidh Ameir. ^[2]

Present and former Tanzanian first ladies are often affectionately called "Mama" within the country. ^[3] In recent years, there has been public debate over the increasingly prominent role of the first ladies and gentlemen of Tanzania. ^[1] There have been calls for Parliament to formalize the office of the first lady and first gentleman of Tanzania. ^[1]

First ladies and gentlemen of Tanzania

#	First Lady/First Gentleman Born/Died	Portrait	Date tenure began	Date tenure ended	President (Husband or wife)	Notes
01.01	Maria Nyerere (Born 1930)		1 November 1964	5 November 1985	Julius Nyerere
02.02	Siti Mwinyi (Born 1932)		5 November 1985	23 November 1995	Ali Hassan Mwinyi
03.03	Anna Mkapa (Born ?)		23 November 1995	21 December 2005	Benjamin Mkapa
04.04	Salma Kikwete (Born 1963)		21 December 2005	5 November 2015	Jakaya Kikwete
04.05	Janeth Magufuli (Born 1960)		5 November 2015	17 March 2021	John Magufuli
04.06	Hafidh Ameir (Born 1960?)		19 March 2021	Current	Samia Suluhu Hassan

References

1. Mugarula, Florence (2010-09-11). "Tanzania: Let First Ladies Be". The Citizen (Tanzania) . AllAfrica.com . Retrieved 2010-09-08.
2. "Samia Suluhu Hassan: Tanzania's first female president sworn in after COVID sceptic's death".
3. Mlekani, Cosmas (2011-03-01). "Mama Maria Nyerere lays stress on unity". In2EastAfrica. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-30.