Dr. Abdallah Saleh Possi (born 25 August 1979) is a Tanzanian politician who serves as Tanzania's
Ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
to
Germany. He is also accredited to
Austria,
Bulgaria,
Czech Republic, the
Holy See,
Hungary,
Poland,
Romania, and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
[https://de.tzembassy.go.tz]
Before being appointed to serve as an Ambassador, Dr. Possi served as a Member of Parliament and the Deputy Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office responsible for Persons with Disability.
Previously, he worked as a
lecturer
Lecturer is an List of academic ranks, academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. T ...
at the
University of Dodoma in Tanzania; and practiced as an
Advocate
An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries' legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, ...
of the
High Court of Tanzania.
He had also worked as a tutor at the Institute of Judicial Administration in
Lushoto
Lushoto is a town in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. It is the capital of Lushoto District, Tanga Region. The 2012 national census estimated the population of Lushoto ward at 28,190.
The Irente School for the Blind Girls is located in Lushoto ...
,
Tanga Tanga may refer to:
Places Burkina Faso
* , a town in eastern Burkina Faso
* Tanga, Sidéradougou, a village in western Burkina Faso
* Tanga-Pela, a village in northern-central Burkina Faso
Other places
* Tanga, Tanzania, a city and port on th ...
, Tanzania. He holds
LL.B. and
LL.M.
A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. In mos ...
from the
University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), and a
Dr. phil. from the
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in
Germany. Dr. Possi is married and has three children.
Works
* POSSI, A. (2018) 'Integrating Persons with Disabilities in the East African Labour Market A Comparative Analysis of Employment and Disability Laws in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda', in J. DÖVELING ''et al.'' (eds), ''Harmonisation of Laws in the East African Community: the State of Affairs with Comparative Insights from the European Union and other Regional Economic Communities'', 5 TGCL Series, 213–242.
* POSSI, A. & POSSI, A. 'The identity Question versus Appropriateness of legal Anti-discrimination Measures: Endorsing the Disability Rights Approach to Albinism', ''African Disability Rights Yearbook'', 5 (2017), 118 -140. http://www.adry.up.ac.za/index.php/section-a-articles-2017/abdallah-possi-ally-possi
* POSSI, A. 'Implementing Article 33 of the CRPD: Tanzanian approach', ''African Disability Rights Yearbook'', 4 (2016), 191–210. http://www.adry.up.ac.za/index.php/section-a-articles-4-2016/abdallah-possi
* POSSI, A. 'Relating Equality and Disability Approaches in Tanzania: The Law in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar', ''Zanzibar Yearbook of Law'', 5 (2015), 3 – 29. http://www.zlsc.or.tz/documents/VOLUME%205.pdf
* POSSI, A. 'Criminal Justice in Disrepute: An Overview of Treatment of Accused Persons and Convicts in Tanzania', ''The Open University Law Journal'', 1/1 (2007), 83–97.
References
External links
* http://www.foreign.go.tz/
* http://www.botschafter-berlin.de/tansania/
1979 births
Living people
People from Dar es Salaam
People with albinism
Ambassadors of Tanzania to Germany
Chama Cha Mapinduzi MPs
Nominated Tanzanian MPs
21st-century Tanzanian lawyers
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni
University of Dar es Salaam alumni
Lawyers with disabilities
Politicians with disabilities
Tanzanian people with disabilities
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