Edward Lowassa

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Right Honourable Edward Lowassa
8th Prime Minister of Tanzania
In office 30 December 2005 – 7 February 2008
President	Jakaya Kikwete
Preceded by	Frederick Sumaye
Succeeded by	Mizengo Pinda
Minister of Water and Livestock Development
In office 2000–2005
President	Benjamin Mkapa
Succeeded by	Stephen Wasira
Member of Parliament for Monduli
In office November 1995 – October 2015
Succeeded by	Julius Kalanga
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-26)26 August 1953 Arusha, Tanganyika Territory
Died	10 February 2024(2024-02-10) (aged 70) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Resting place	Ngarash village, Monduli
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM (1977–2015) CHADEMA (2015–2019) CCM (2019–2024)
Children	5
Alma mater	University of Dar es Salaam University of Bath (MSc)
Website	Official Facebook profile
Military service
Allegiance	United Rep. of Tanzania
Branch/service	Tanzanian Army
Battles/wars	Uganda–Tanzania War[1]
Awards	Nishani ya Vita

Edward Ngoyai Lowassa (26 August 1953 – 10 February 2024) was a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania^[2] from 2005 to 2008, serving under President Jakaya Kikwete.^[3] Lowassa went into record as the first Prime Minister to have been forced to resign by a fraud scandal in the history of Tanzania.^[4][5] Following his resignation President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet as required by the Constitution and with minimum delay, constituted a new one under a new Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda.^{[citation needed]}

After the ruling CCM failed to select him as its candidate for the October 2015 presidential election, he left the party and stood instead as an opposition candidate. He was defeated in the election by CCM candidate John Magufuli.