Samia Suluhu Hassan

Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan
Suluhu in 2021
6th President of Tanzania
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 March 2021
Prime Minister	Kassim Majaliwa
Vice President	Philip Mpango
Preceded by	John Magufuli
10th Vice-President of Tanzania
In office 5 November 2015 – 19 March 2021
President	John Magufuli
Preceded by	Mohamed Gharib Bilal
Succeeded by	Philip Mpango
Minister of State for Union Affairs in the Vice President's Office
In office November 2010 – November 2015
President	Jakaya Kikwete
Preceded by	Muhammed Seif Khatib
Succeeded by	January Makamba
Member of Parliament for Makunduchi
In office November 2010 – July 2015
Succeeded by	Ameir Timbe
Minister of Tourism, Trade and Investment
In office 2005–2010
President	Amani Karume
Preceded by	Mussa Silima
Succeeded by	Said Ali Mbarouk
Personal details
Born	(1960-01-27) 27 January 1960 (age 64) Makunduchi, Sultanate of Zanzibar
Political party	Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Spouse	Hafidh Ameir ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	4, including Wanu Hafidh Ameir
Education	Mzumbe University (AdvDip) University of Manchester (PGDip) Open University of Tanzania (MSc)

Samia Suluhu Hassan (/sɑːmiɑː//suluhu//hɑːssɑːn/ // ^ⓘ, SAH-mee-ah Soo-LOO-hoo HA-San; born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician who has served as president of Tanzania since 19 March 2021. She is the first woman to serve in the position. She previously served as vice-president of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021, from which she ascended to the presidency following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli.

A native of Zanzibar, Suluhu served as a minister in the semi-autonomous region from 2000 to 2010. She then served as the Member of Parliament for the Makunduchi constituency from 2010 to 2015 and was the Minister of State in the Vice-President's Office for Union Affairs from 2010 to 2015. In 2014, she was elected as the vice-chairperson of the Constituent Assembly tasked with the drafting of the country's new constitution. Suluhu became Tanzania's first female vice-president following the 2015 general election, after being elected on the Chama Cha Mapinduzi ticket with Magufuli. Suluhu and Magufuli were re-elected to a second term in 2020.

As president, Suluhu has implemented democratic reforms, reversing the policies of her predecessor that were implemented to repress political opposition. She also implemented policies to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania, which Magufuli had denied was a serious issue. Other focuses of her presidency have included the expansion of infrastructure and the globalisation of the Tanzanian economy through investors and tourism.