Khatib Haji Foum

Background

Foum, Khatib Haji was born on December 13, 1948 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Son of Haji Foum and Fatma Juma Hussen.

Education

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Polytech. Institute, Leningrad, 1975.

Career

Engineer trainee Power Utility, Zanzibar, Tanzania, 1975-1976. Engineer assistant State Fuel and Power Corporation, Tanzania, 1976-1977, project electrical engineer, 1977-1979. Planning engineer MWEC, 1979-1981, chief engineer, 1983-1985, principal secretary, 1985-1990.

Retired, 1990

General manager State Fuel and Power Corporation, Zanziber, 1977-1979, project engineer, 1977-1980.

Achievements

• Khatib Haji Foum has been listed as a noteworthy utilities company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active local politics, Tanzania, 1981-1983. Member Institute of Engineers/London.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, listening to radio and watching t.v., playing football, swimming.

Connections

Married Saad Abrahaman Ali, June 27, 1976. Children: Hassan, Yahya, Fatma, Salum, Batuli, Mohd.

Father:

Haji Foum

Mother:

Fatma Juma Hussen

Spouse:

Saad Abrahaman Ali

child:

Mohd Foum

child:

Batuli Foum

child:

Salum Foum

child:

Yahya Foum

child:

Hassan Foum

child:

Fatma Foum