Mohamed Raza Hassanali Dharamsi (born 18 July 1962), popularly known as Mohamed Raza, is a

Zanzibari 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 island ...

businessman and CCM politician currently representing the Uzini constituency in the

Zanzibar House of Representatives The Zanzibar House of Representatives is the unicameral, subnational legislature of the autonomous islands of Zanzibar in Tanzania. History The current legislature was formed in 1980. Prior to this, the Revolutionary Council held both the execu ...

Early life and education

Raza was born in the

Sultanate of Zanzibar The Sultanate of Zanzibar ( sw, Usultani wa Zanzibar, ar, سلطنة زنجبار , translit=Sulṭanat Zanjībār), also known as the Zanzibar Sultanate, was a state controlled by the Sultan of Zanzibar, in place between 1856 and 1964. The Sul ...

to parents of

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

ancestry. He was educated at the

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from 1977 to 1980.

Political career

He was elected in February 2012 to represent the Uzini constituency in the

. He was sworn into office on 28 March 2012.

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* 1962 births Living people Chama Cha Mapinduzi politicians Members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives Shaaban Robert Secondary School alumni Tanzanian Muslims Tanzanian politicians of Indian descent {{zanzibar-politician-stub