Rashid Seif Suleiman (born 1954 in

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 ...

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), is a member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives and minister of communication and infrastructure in the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar Tanzania. Mr Rashid completed his primary education at Ngambwa in the

Chake-Chake Chake-Chake is a town located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba and capital of Chake Chake District. It is in the centre of a deep indentation in the west coast called Chake-Chake Bay. Chake-Chake is historically the capital of Pemba Island ...

district of Pemba, and attended Shamiani Secondary School. He graduated from Fidel Castro Secondary. He enrolled at Lumumba High School for his high school education. In 1977, he enrolled at the University of Dar Es Salaam, where he obtained a BSc (hons) in chemistry. In 1983, he enrolled at

Leeds University , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

for postgraduate studies in educational administration. He started working at the Ministry of Education as a high school chemistry teacher at Fidel Castro Secondary School. He was later appointed as a secondary school inspector at Pemba.

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* * * 1954 births Living people Members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives Alliance for Change and Transparency politicians {{Zanzibar-politician-stub