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Najib Balala | |
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نجيب بالعلا | |
Cabinet Secretary for Tourism | |
In office 15 May 2013 –27 October 2022 | |
President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
Minister for Tourism | |
In office 2008 –March 2012 | |
President | Mwai Kibaki |
Succeeded by | Danson Mwazo |
Member of Parliament for Mvita Constituency | |
In office 2003–2013 | |
Preceded by | Shariff Nassir |
Succeeded by | Abdulswamad Nassir |
Personal details | |
Born | Mombasa,Kenya | 20 September 1967
Political party | Republican Congress |
Spouse | Najaah |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | US International University |
Website | www |
Najib Balala (born 20 September 1967) is a Kenyan politician who formerly served as the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism. He traces his ancestral origin to the Hadhrami people of Yemen. He is a former M.P. for Mvita Constituency [1] and leader of The Republican Congress Party of Kenya (RC),a partner of the Jubilee Coalition. [2]
Born to a Hadhrami family,Balala attended Serani Boys primary school,and Kakamega High School,a national school. [3] He studied Business Administration and International Urban Management and Leadership at the University of Toronto,and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. [4]
Balala began his political career as the Mayor of Mombasa,Kenya. [7] He was then elected to a Mvita parliamentary seat in the 2002 general elections. Prior to that,Balala served as vice-chairman of Kenya Tourism Board (KTB),Chairman of All Local Government Association of Kenya,and Chairman of Mombasa and Coast Tourist Association. [8]
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