Khadija Salum Ally Al-Qassmy (born April 5, 1958) is a
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
in the
National Assembly
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of
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
. She is a member of the
Civic United Front
The Civic United Front (CUF; sw, Chama Cha Wananchi, ) is a liberal party in Tanzania. Although nationally based, most of the CUF's support comes from the Zanzibar islands of Unguja and Pemba. The party is a member of Liberal International.
His ...
party. From 1978–1990 she was a teacher within the Ministry of Education of
Zanzibar
Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands ...
. Aside from her political career she has been a self-employed businesswoman since 1991.
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References
External links
Parliament of Tanzaniawebsite
1958 births
Living people
Members of the National Assembly (Tanzania)
Civic United Front politicians
Zanzibari politicians
20th-century Tanzanian women politicians
Tanzanian women in business
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