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Jakaya Kikwete
Kikwete in January 2011
4thPresident of Tanzania
In office
21 December 2005 – 5 November 2015
Vice PresidentAli Mohamed Shein
Mohamed Gharib Bilal
Prime MinisterEdward Lowassa
Mizengo Pinda
Preceded byBenjamin Mkapa
Succeeded byJohn Magufuli
6thChairperson of the African Union
In office
31 January 2008 – 2 February 2009
Preceded byJohn Kufuor
Succeeded byMuammar Gaddafi
11thMinister of Foreign Affairs
In office
27 November 1995 – 21 December 2005
Preceded byJoseph Rwegasira
Succeeded byAsha-Rose Migiro
7thMinister of Finance
In office
7 August 1994 – 2 November 1995
Preceded byKighoma Malima
Succeeded bySimon Mbilinyi
Member of Parliament
for Chalinze
In office
26 November 1995 – 20 January 2005
Succeeded byRamadhani Maneno
Personal details
Born
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

(1950-10-07)7 October 1950(age 73)
Msoga,Tanganyika Territory
NationalityTanzania
Political partyCCM(1977–present)
TANU(before 1977)
Spouse
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(m.1989)​
Children10
Residence(s)Msoga,Chalinze District,Tanzania
Alma materUniversity of Dar es Salaam(BS)
ProfessionEconomist
Twitter handlejmkikwete
Military service
AllegianceUnited Rep. of Tanzania
Branch/serviceTanzanian Army
RankLieutenant Colonel

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete(born 7 October 1950)[1][2]is a Tanzanian politician who was thefourth president of Tanzania,in office from 2005 to 2015.

Prior to his election as president, he was theMinister for Foreign Affairsfrom 1995 to 2005 under his predecessor, Benjamin Mkapa. He also served as thechairperson of the African Unionin 2008–2009 and the chairman of theSouthern African Development CommunityTroika on Peace, Defence and Security in 2012–2013.

Early life and education[edit]

Kikwete was born and raised inMsogain theChalinze Districtof Tanzania, in 1950. He is ofKwereheritage.

Between 1959 and 1963, Kikwete attended Karatu Primary School and Tengeru School from 1963 to 1965, both inArusha Region.[3]After Tengeru, Kikwete moved back to home toPwani Regionand attended Kibaha Secondary School for his O-levels, which took place between 1966 and 1969.

He then moved toTanga Region,where he studied at the Tanga Technical Secondary School for his advanced level education.[3]He graduated from theUniversity of Dar es Salaamin 1975 with a degree in political science and public relations.[3]

Career[edit]

As a party cadre, Kikwete moved from one position to another in the party ranks and from one location to another in the service of the party. WhenTANUand Zanzibar'sAfro-Shirazi Party(ASP) merged to formChama Cha Mapinduzi(CCM) in 1977, Kikwete was moved to Zanzibar and assigned the task of setting up the new party's organisation and administration in the islands. In 1980, he was moved to the headquarters as administrator of the Dar es Salaam head office and head of the Defence and Security Department before moving again up-country to the regional and district party offices in Tabora Region (1981–84) and Singida Region and Nachingwea (1986–88) and Masasi District (1988) in the country's southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara respectively. In 1988, he was appointed to join the central government.

In 1994, at 44, he became one of the youngest finance ministers in the history of The United Republic of Tanzania. In December 1995, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, being appointed by PresidentBenjamin William Mkapaof the third phase government. He held this post for ten years, until he was elected President of the United Republic of Tanzania in December 2005, hence becoming the country's longest serving foreign minister. During his tenure in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tanzania played a significant role in bringing about peace in the Great Lakes region, particularly in The Democratic Republic OfBurundiand theDemocratic Republic of Congo(DRC). Kikwete was also deeply involved in the process of rebuilding regional integration in East Africa. Specifically, several times, he was involved in a delicate process of establishing a customs union between the three countries of theEast African Community(Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania), where, for quite some time, he was a chairman of the East Africa Community's Council of Ministers.

Kikwete also participated in the initiation, and became a co-chair, of theHelsinki Process on Globalisation and Democracy.On 4 May 2005, Kikwete emerged victorious among 11 CCM members who had sought the party's nomination for presidential candidacy in the general election. After a 14 December 2005 multiparty general election, he was declared the winner by the Electoral Commission on 17 December and was sworn in as the fourth president of the United Republic of Tanzania on 21 December.

Kikwete during theWEF2010

On 26 May 2013, Kikwete said at a meeting of theAfrican Unionthat if PresidentJoseph Kabilaof the DRC could negotiate with theMarch 23 Movement,PresidentYoweri MuseveniofUgandaand PresidentPaul KagameofRwandashould be able to negotiate with theAllied Democratic Forces-National Army for the Liberation of Ugandaand theDemocratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda,respectively. In response, Museveni expressed his willingness to negotiate.[4]

On 31 January 2016, The chairperson of the African Union Commission,Nkosazana Zuma,appointed Jakaya Kikwete the African Union High Representative inLibya.Followingthe crisis in Libya,Kikwete's role is to lead the AU's efforts on achieving peace and stability in Libya. Later that year, he was appointed byUnited Nations Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moonto serve as member of the Lead Group of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement.[5]Since 2022, he has been a co-chairing the Commission for Universal Health convened byChatham House,alongsideHelen Clark.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Kikwete is an avid sports enthusiast and played basketball competitively in school. He has been a patron of theTanzania Basketball Federationfor the past 10 years.[3]He is married toSalmaand they have five children.[3]

As of 4 April 2013, Kikwete was the sixth most followed African leader on Twitter with 57,626 followers.[7]

Honours and awards[edit]

President Kikwete shares a light moment with Prime MinisterPinda.
Kikwete was the first African Head of State to meet PresidentObamain 2009

Honours[edit]

Year Country Order
2007 Uganda Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa(Grand Commander)[8]
2009 Comoros Order of the Green Crescent of the Comoros[9]
2009 Saudi Arabia Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud[10]
2009 Jamaica Order of Excellence[11]
2012 Oman Order of Oman(First Class)[12]
2024 Tanzania Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere[13]

Awards[edit]

  • Sullivan Honor
  • 2007: The AAI African National Achievement Award (on behalf of Tanzania).[14]
  • 2009: US Doctors for Africa Award.[15]
  • 2011: Social Good Award from theUnited Nations Foundation[16]
  • 2011: South-South Award for Global Health, Technology and Development[17]
  • 2012: FANRPAN Policy Leadership Award from the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network.[18]
  • 2013: Africa's Most Impactful Leader of the Year by the Africa Leadership Magazine[19]
  • 2013: ICCF Mengha Award by theInternational Conservation Caucus Foundation[20]
  • 2014: Icon of Democracy Award, from The Voice Magazine (Netherlands)[21]
  • 2015: Leadership Excellence Award by the Pan-African Youth Union.[22]
  • 2015: African Achievers Award by the Institute for Good Governance in Africa.[23]
  • 2015: African Statesman of the Year byThe African Sun Times.[24]

Honorary academic awards[edit]

Year University Country Honour
2006 University of St. Thomas,Minnesota United States Doctor of Law[25][26]
2008 Kenyatta University Kenya Doctor of Humane Letters[27]
2010 Fatih University Turkey Doctorate in International Relations[28]
2010 Muhimbili University Tanzania Doctor of Public Health[29]
2010 University of Dodoma Tanzania Honoris Causa[30]
2011 University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania Doctor of Law[31]
2013 University of Guelph Canada Doctor of Law[32][33]
2014 China Agricultural University China Honorary Professor[34][35]
2014 Nelson Mandela–AIST Tanzania Honoris causa[36][37]
2015 University of Newcastle,New South Wales Australia Doctor of Laws[38]
2016 Open University of Tanzania Tanzania Honorary doctorate in leadership.[39]

Legacy[edit]

Eponyms[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^"Wajue Marais wa Zamani wa Tanzania".Deustche Welle.Retrieved30 March2020.
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  4. ^"Africa fights to free itself of malcontents",IOL News,reported by Peter Fabricius, 27 May 2013
  5. ^Secretary-General Appoints 29 Global Leaders to Spearhead Fight against MalnutritionUnited Nations,press release of 21 September 2016.
  6. ^Commission for Universal HealthChatham House.
  7. ^President Mahama among top ten African Presidents most followed on Twitter,Ghana Business News,4 April 2013, archived from the original on 17 September 2013{{citation}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^"Museveni honours Nyerere".New Vision.10 July 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 5 December 2014.Retrieved25 September2013.
  9. ^"Rais Kikwete, Jenerali Mwamunyange, Waziri Membe Watunukiwa Anjoun"[President Kikwete, General Mwamunyange, Minister Membe honoured in Anjoun] (in Swahili).Ikulu.25 March 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2013.Retrieved25 September2013.
  10. ^"JK akiwa Saudia"[JK in Saudi Arabia] (in Swahili).Michuzi Blog.16 April 2009.Retrieved25 September2013.
  11. ^"President Kikwete Awarded Order of Excellence".Jamaica Information Service.26 November 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2013.Retrieved7 February2013.
  12. ^"HM confers Oman Civil Order on Tanzania leader".Oman News Agency.October 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 4 December 2014.Retrieved7 February2013.
  13. ^@ikulumawasliano (24 April 2024)."Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan akimkabidhi."(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  14. ^"AAI'S 23rd Annual Gala Dinner".Africa-America Institute. 19 September 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2013.Retrieved18 February2013.
  15. ^"US Doctors for Africa award goes to JK".IPP Media.22 May 2009.Retrieved15 February2013.
  16. ^"Social Good Award".United Nations Foundation.September 2011.Retrieved7 February2013.
  17. ^"South-South Awards Journal 2011"(PDF).southsouthawards.com.Retrieved7 February2013.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^"FANRPAN salutes the best in agriculture"(PDF).fanrpan.org.19 September 2012.Retrieved9 February2013.
  19. ^"Kikwete Receives Most Impactful Leader of Year Award".Daily News (Tanzania).9 April 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 13 April 2014.Retrieved10 April2014.
  20. ^"Letter from the President of the Republic of Tanzania"(PDF).ICCF. 26 September 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 23 December 2014.Retrieved23 December2014.
  21. ^"Big up for Kikwete as he lands top Africa democracy award".Daily News (Tanzania).31 July 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 5 August 2014.Retrieved31 July2014.
  22. ^"President Kikwete conferred leadership award in Arusha".Michuzi Blog. 29 March 2015.Retrieved30 March2015.
  23. ^"JK wins African Achievers Award".The Citizen.28 July 2015.Retrieved31 July2015.
  24. ^"Goodluck Jonathan Named International Person of the Year".The African Sun Times.31 December 2015.Retrieved9 January2016.
  25. ^"President of Tanzania to speak here 28 Sept".University of St. Thomas (Minnesota).25 September 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2013.Retrieved25 September2013.
  26. ^Swallehe Msuya (30 September 2006)."Tanzania's president touts country's progress at St. Thomas appearance".Twin Cities Daily Planet.Retrieved7 February2013.
  27. ^"Kenyatta University Newsletter Vol. 4, Issue 15 (Special Graduation Edition)"(PDF).Kenyatta University.26 January 2009.Retrieved7 February2013.
  28. ^"Honorary Doctorate to the president of Tanzania from our university"(Press release). Turkey:Fatih University.19 February 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 24 December 2012.Retrieved7 February2013.
  29. ^"MUHAS Annual Report 2010-2011".Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.2011. Archived fromthe originalon 30 September 2013.Retrieved7 February2013.
  30. ^"JK, late Kawawa honoured at UDOM colourful, maiden graduation".The Guardian.27 November 2010.Retrieved25 September2013.
  31. ^"JK atunukiwa udaktari wa sheria UDSM"[JK awarded docotorate of law at UDSM] (in Swahili).Michuzi Blog.21 October 2011.Retrieved26 September2013.
  32. ^"U of G to Welcome Tanzanian President to Campus"(Press release). Guelph, Canada:University of Guelph.18 September 2013.Retrieved19 September2013.
  33. ^"President of Tanzania at War Memorial Hall".Youtube. 20 September 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 22 December 2021.Retrieved23 December2014.
  34. ^Barasa, Chaby (25 October 2014)."Kikwete: Agricultural transformation key to economic development".Daily News.Archived fromthe originalon 26 October 2014.Retrieved26 October2014.
  35. ^"President Kikwete awarded honorary professorship".Michuzi Blog.23 October 2014.Retrieved26 October2014.
  36. ^"JK atunukiwa PhD".Michuzi Blog.18 December 2014.Retrieved18 December2014.
  37. ^"Rais Kikwete atunukiwa shahada ya Uzamivu na NM-AIST".Youtube. 18 December 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 22 December 2021.Retrieved23 December2014.
  38. ^"President of Tanzania receives honorary doctorate from UoN"(Press release). Newcastle, Australia: University of Newcastle. 30 July 2015.Retrieved31 July2015.
  39. ^"Kikwete picked UDSM Chancellor".Daily News.22 January 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 24 January 2016.Retrieved22 January2015.
  40. ^"CCM hall named after ex-chairman Kikwete".The Citizen. 12 March 2017.Retrieved1 April2024.
  41. ^"New Conference Hall".IPA ARCHITECTS.Retrieved1 April2024.
  42. ^Vidija, Patrick (7 October 2015)."Kikwete gets a road named in his honour".The Star.Retrieved1 April2024.

Further reading[edit]

  • Nyang'oro, Julius E. (2011).JK: A Political Biography of Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania.Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc.ISBN978-1592217755.

External links[edit]

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