Asanterabi Zephaniah Nsilo Swai

Asanterabi Zephaniah Nsilo Swai
Minister of Commerce and Industry of Tanzania
In office
1960–1961
Minister of Health and Labour of Tanzania
In office
January – March 1962
Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations
In office
July 1962 – December 1962
Preceded byVedastus Kyalakishaija Kyaruzi
Succeeded byErasto Andrew Mbwana Mang'enya
Personal details
Born(1925-04-20)20 April 1925
Moshi, Tanzania Kilimanjaro
Died1 January 1994(1994-01-01) (aged 68)
Nationalitymember of the Chaggas tribe
EducationHe received his school education at the Moshi Secondary School. He was trained as a teacher at Makerere University in Uganda and taught at Alliance High School (Kenya). Till 1954 he was second principal of the Lyamongu Secondary School in Moshi.[1]
Alma materUniversity of Bombay, India, University of Delhi, India;

Asanterabi Zephaniah Nsilo Swai (1925–1994) was a pioneer Tanzanian politician of Chagga heritage.

  • From 1952 to 1954 he was assistant warden at the Makerere University.
  • From 1958 to 1960 he was general manager, Meru Cooperative Union and was provincial chairman, Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) of the Northern Province.
  • From 1960 to 1962 he was chairman, TANU Economics and Social Development Committee.
  • From 1962 to 1967 he was national treasurer TANU.
  • In 1960 he was appointed member of the Legislative Council.
  • From 1960 to 1961 he was Minister of Commerce and Industry.
  • From January to March 1962 he was Minister of Health and Labor.
  • From July to December 1962 he was Minister without Portfolio and Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations
  • From 1962 to 1963 he was Minister of Development Planning Tanganyika.
  • In 1962 Nelson Mandela was his guest.[2]
  • From 1964 to 1965 he was Minister of State, President's Office Directorate of Planning.
  • On October 13, 1965 he held a speech before the 1360th meeting of United Nations General Assembly[3]
  • From September 1965 to March 1967, he was Minister of Industries, Mineral Resources and Power,
  • From March 1967 to June 1967, he was Minister of Economic Affairs and Development Planning and chairman of the National Development Corporation.
  • In 1967 he was Minister of East African Affairs.
  • From 1967 to 1968 he was East African Community Minister for Communications, Research and Social Services and member, East African Legislative Assembly.[4]

References

  1. ^ [1]Deutsche Afrika-Gesellschaft Afrikanische Köpfe – Band 2
  2. ^ Documetaries Zetu with Mama Vicki Nsilo Swai (BBC News -The tale of Nelson Mandela boots)
  3. ^ Sentences 52–84
  4. ^ Africa Year Book and Who's who 1977, p. 1334[2][3]
  5. ^ John Sydney Richard Cole, QC (Somaliland) (24 Jan 1907 – 1989 Aug 15), Attorney-General and Member for Legal Affairs in Tanganyika since September 1959, remains Attorney-General