Mizengo Pinda

Mizengo Pinda
9th Prime Minister of Tanzania
In office 9 February 2008 – 5 November 2015
President	Jakaya Kikwete
Preceded by	Edward Lowassa
Succeeded by	Kassim Majaliwa
Minister of State for Regional Administration and Local Government
In office 6 January 2006 – 9 February 2008
Prime Minister	Edward Lowassa
Preceded by	Hassan Ngwilizi
Succeeded by	Stephen Wasira
Deputy State Minister for Regional Administration & Local Government
In office 2000–2005
President	Benjamin Mkapa
Member of Parliament for Katavi
In office October 2000 – 2015
Succeeded by	Geophrey Mizengo Pinda
5th Chancellor of Open University of Tanzania
Incumbent
Assumed office 2016
President	John Magufuli
Preceded by	Asha-Rose Migiro
Personal details
Born	Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda (1948-08-12) 12 August 1948 (age 75) Mpanda, Rukwa, Tanganyika (now Mpanda, Katavi Region, Tanzania)
Political party	CCM
Spouse	Tunu Pinda
Children	4
Alma mater	Pugu Secondary School Musoma Secondary School University of Dar es Salaam

Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda (born 12 August 1948) is a Tanzanian CCM politician who was the 11th Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2008 to 2015. He was a Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2015.^[1]