Fatma Othman Ali was a Tanzanian politician from Zanzibar who served as a special-seat member of the National Assembly from 2005 to 2010. A member of Chama Cha Mapinduzi, she participated in parliamentary work on social development, education, public security, tourism, and women's economic concerns.
Background
Fatma Othman Ali was born on September 28, 1950. Her public life was closely associated with Zanzibar, and parliamentary records identify her among the women representing Zanzibar through special seats in Tanzania's Ninth Parliament.
She was active in Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Zanzibar political organization and later served in the party's national leadership structures. Her public roles connected parliamentary representation with party organization and issues affecting women and communities in Zanzibar.
Career
Ali served as a special-seat member of the Tanzanian National Assembly from December 28, 2005, to August 1, 2010, representing women through Chama Cha Mapinduzi. Tanzania's special-seat system was designed to increase women's representation in the National Assembly, while the Parliament of Tanzania functioned as the legislative institution of the United Republic of Tanzania. Her parliamentary contact address was in Zanzibar.
During her parliamentary service, Ali participated in discussions on social development, education, public security, tourism, and women's access to finance. In 2006 she acted as chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Social Development and raised issues concerning women's savings and credit groups, the Women's Development Fund, vulnerable children, and community education. She also questioned the government about police facilities in villages serving the Fumba tourism area and about security affecting residents and visitors in Zanzibar.
Ali served as secretary of the CCM parliamentary group from Zanzibar. Parliamentary records from 2007 and 2008 identify her in that role while coordinating meetings of CCM members from Zanzibar. Her parliamentary term ended in 2010, after which she remained active in CCM leadership in Zanzibar until her death in January 2015.
Achievements
Served as a special-seat member of the Tanzanian National Assembly from 2005 to 2010, representing women and Zanzibar within the Ninth Parliament.
Acted as chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Social Development and raised parliamentary issues concerning women's access to finance, vulnerable children, education, tourism, and public security in Zanzibar.
Politics
Fatma Othman Ali was associated with Chama Cha Mapinduzi, commonly known as the Revolutionary Party or CCM. She represented the party as a special-seat member of the Tanzanian National Assembly from 2005 to 2010 and served as secretary of the CCM parliamentary group from Zanzibar.
CCM was formed in 1977 through the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union and the Afro-Shirazi Party of Zanzibar. It became Tanzania's dominant governing party, combining the mainland and Zanzibar political traditions within the union state's principal political organization. Ali's parliamentary work took place within this party-centered national system and within Zanzibar's distinctive political institutions.
Membership
Ali's documented organizational participation was centered on Chama Cha Mapinduzi and its parliamentary organization rather than on separately recorded professional societies. Her party responsibilities included coordinating CCM members of Parliament from Zanzibar and participating in the party's wider leadership structure.
Connections
Parliamentary records identify Ali's children as Kassim, Yahya, Bungi, and Faisa Ali. A 2007 parliamentary introduction also identified Mwanaidi Kitiba as Bungi's wife.
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Kassim Ali
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Yahya Ali
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Bungi Ali
Identified in parliamentary records in 2007 together with his wife, Mwanaidi Kitiba.
