Tanzanian politician

Al Noor K*um (11 January 1924 – 18 November 2021) was a Tanzanian politician.

Biography

He was educated in Tanganyika and the United Kingdom, where he was called to the Bar at the Inns of Court in London, Al Noor K*um was a prominent figure in Tanzanian politics and the Ismaili Muslim community after the country's independence. He held several ministerial positions within the Tanzanian government and was also the East African Community's Minister of Finance and Administration. He held senior positions in UNESCO and at the UN Headquarters in New York. Also he was the 2nd Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Morogoro Tanzania.

K*um died in Dar es Salaam on 18 November 2021, at the age of 97.

References

External links

• Speech by President Kikwete at the Launching of Al Noor K*um's Book