Jakaya Kikwete

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Salma Kikwete
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Jakaya Kikwete
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Kikwete in January 2011
4th President of Tanzania
In office
21 December 2005 –5 November 2015
Children 10
Residence(s) Msoga, Chalinze District, Tanzania
Alma mater University of Dar es Salaam (BS)
ProfessionEconomist
Twitter handle jmkikwete
Military service
AllegianceFlag of Tanzania.svg  United Rep. of Tanzania
Branch/service Tanzanian Army
Rank Lieutenant Colonel

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born 7 October 1950) [1] [2] is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015.

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Prior to his election as president, he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2005 under his predecessor, Benjamin Mkapa. He also served as the chairperson of the African Union in 2008–2009 and the chairman of the Southern African Development Community Troika on Peace, Defence and Security in 2012–2013.

Early life and education

Kikwete was born and raised in Msoga in the Chalinze District of Tanzania, in 1950. He is of Kwere heritage.

Between 1959 and 1963, Kikwete attended Karatu Primary School and Tengeru School from 1963 to 1965, both in Arusha Region. [3] After Tengeru, Kikwete moved back to home to Pwani Region and attended Kibaha Secondary School for his O-levels, which took place between 1966 and 1969.

He then moved to Tanga Region, where he studied at the Tanga Technical Secondary School for his advanced level education. [3] He graduated from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1975 with a degree in political science and public relations. [3]

Career

As a party cadre, Kikwete moved from one position to another in the party ranks and from one location to another in the service of the party. When TANU and Zanzibar's Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) merged to form Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) in 1977, Kikwete was moved to Zanzibar and assigned the task of setting up the new party's organisation and administration in the islands. In 1980, he was moved to the headquarters as administrator of the Dar es Salaam head office and head of the Defence and Security Department before moving again up-country to the regional and district party offices in Tabora Region (1981–84) and Singida Region and Nachingwea (1986–88) and Masasi District (1988) in the country's southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara respectively. In 1988, he was appointed to join the central government.

In 1994, at 44, he became one of the youngest finance ministers in the history of The United Republic of Tanzania. In December 1995, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, being appointed by President Benjamin William Mkapa of the third phase government. He held this post for ten years, until he was elected President of the United Republic of Tanzania in December 2005, hence becoming the country's longest serving foreign minister. During his tenure in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tanzania played a significant role in bringing about peace in the Great Lakes region, particularly in The Democratic Republic Of Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kikwete was also deeply involved in the process of rebuilding regional integration in East Africa. Specifically, several times, he was involved in a delicate process of establishing a customs union between the three countries of the East African Community (Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania), where, for quite some time, he was a chairman of the East Africa Community's Council of Ministers.

Kikwete also participated in the initiation, and became a co-chair, of the Helsinki Process on Globalisation and Democracy. On 4 May 2005, Kikwete emerged victorious among 11 CCM members who had sought the party's nomination for presidential candidacy in the general election. After a 14 December 2005 multiparty general election, he was declared the winner by the Electoral Commission on 17 December and was sworn in as the fourth president of the United Republic of Tanzania on 21 December.

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Kikwete during the WEF 2010

On 26 May 2013, Kikwete said at a meeting of the African Union that if President Joseph Kabila of the DRC could negotiate with the March 23 Movement, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda should be able to negotiate with the Allied Democratic Forces-National Army for the Liberation of Uganda and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, respectively. In response, Museveni expressed his willingness to negotiate. [4]

On 31 January 2016, the chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Zuma, appointed Jakaya Kikwete the African Union High Representative in Libya. Following the crisis in Libya, Kikwete's role is to lead the AU's efforts on achieving peace and stability in Libya. Later that year, he was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to serve as member of the Lead Group of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement. [5] Since 2022, he has been a co-chairing the Commission for Universal Health convened by Chatham House, alongside Helen Clark. [6]

Personal life

Kikwete is an avid sports enthusiast and played basketball competitively in school. He has been a patron of the Tanzania Basketball Federation for the past 10 years. [3] He is married to Salma and they have five children. [3]

As of 4 April 2013, Kikwete was the sixth most followed African leader on Twitter with 57,626 followers. [7]

Honours and awards

President Kikwete shares a light moment with Prime Minister Pinda. Kikwete and Pinda.jpg
President Kikwete shares a light moment with Prime Minister Pinda.
Kikwete was the first African Head of State to meet President Obama in 2009 Kikwete and Obama.jpg
Kikwete was the first African Head of State to meet President Obama in 2009

Honours

YearCountry Order
2007Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Order of the Pearl of Africa (Uganda) - ribbon bar.gif Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa (Grand Commander) [8]
2009Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros Order of the Green Crescent of Comoros - ribbon bar.png Order of the Green Crescent of the Comoros [9]
2009Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Spange des Konig-Abdulaziz-Ordens.png Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud [10]
2009Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica JAM Order of Excellence sash ribbon.png Order of Excellence [11]
2012Flag of Oman.svg  Oman CivilOrderOman.png Order of Oman (First Class) [12]
2024Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere (Tanzania) - ribbon bar.png Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere [13]

Awards

Honorary academic awards

YearUniversityCountryHonour
2006 University of St. Thomas, MinnesotaFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Doctor of Law [25] [26]
2008 Kenyatta University Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Doctor of Humane Letters [27]
2010 Fatih University Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Doctorate in International Relations [28]
2010 Muhimbili University Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Doctor of Public Health [29]
2010 University of Dodoma Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Honoris Causa [30]
2011 University of Dar es Salaam Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Doctor of Law [31]
2013 University of Guelph Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Doctor of Law [32] [33]
2014 China Agricultural University Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Honorary Professor [34] [35]
2014 Nelson Mandela–AIST Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Honoris causa [36] [37]
2015 University of Newcastle, New South WalesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Doctor of Laws [38]
2016 Open University of Tanzania Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Honorary doctorate in leadership. [39]

Legacy

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