Abdullah Mwinyi
Abdullah Mwinyi | |
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| East African Legislative Assembly MP | |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
| Constituency | Tanzania |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 10, 1974 Unguja, Zanzibar |
| Political party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Spouse | Fatma Dahir (m. 18 January 2018) |
| Relations | Hussein Mwinyi (brother) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Mahonda, Zanzibar |
| Alma mater | University of Wales[1] |
| Website | www |
Abdullah Ali Hassan Mwinyi is Tanzanian CCM politician, an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and High Court of Zanzibar.
He was a former member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) from 2007 to 2017[2] where he served as Chairman of Legal, Privileges and Rules Committee and Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution Committee.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Mwinyi has a bachelor of laws (LLB) and a master's degree in Commercial Law (LLM - Commercial Law), both from the University of Wales, Cardiff. He completed his education in 2000.[citation needed]
Political career
[edit]In 2007, Mwinyi was elected to represent Tanzania in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) during the second assembly (2007 - 2012),[4] he was re-elected and continued to represent Tanzania constituency on the third assembly (2012 - 2017).[5] During his tenure at EALA he chaired the Legal, Privileges and Rules Committee and Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution Committee where he played a key role in resolving Burundi crisis in 2016[6] as part of the responsibilities of EALA to member states.
Professional career
[edit]Founder of Asyla Attorneys, Mwinyi presently is managing director at Envision Consulting Ltd. He is also on the board of Swala Oil & Gas (Tanzania) Ltd. and Swala (PAEM) Ltd. In his past career he held the position of Associate at Mkono & Co. and Secretary of BP Tanzania Ltd.[7]
Personal life
[edit]He is the son of Ali Hassan Mwinyi, the second President of Tanzania.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Universities Wales". www.uniswales.ac.uk.
- ^ "Hon. Abdullah Mwinyi - Tanzania". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ^ "Central Corridor | EAC happy with Dar port modernisation".
- ^ "Mwinyi, Abdullah A. H —East African Legislative Assembly". www.eala.org.
- ^ "Mwinyi, Abdullah A. H. —East African Legislative Assembly". www.eala.org.
- ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "Abdullah Mwinyi - Biography". www.marketscreener.com.
- ^ Mwinyi, Abdullah (8 March 2020). "Behind every great man is a great woman". The Citizen. Retrieved 5 April 2020.