Background
Meghji, Zakia Hamdani was born on December 31, 1946 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Daughter of Mohammed Abdulrahman Hamdani and Salama Rubeya El-Genzel.
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Meghji, Zakia Hamdani was born on December 31, 1946 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Daughter of Mohammed Abdulrahman Hamdani and Salama Rubeya El-Genzel.
Bachelor, University Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, 1971. Master of Arts, University Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, 1976.
Lecturer, Secondary School Ministry Education, Dar-Es-Salaam, 1971-1972; head department, Cooperative College, Moshi, Tanzania, 1972-1975; head department, senior lecturer, Cooperative College, Moshi, Tanzania, 1975-1978; education officer-women, International Cooperative Alliance, Moshi, 1978-1982; programme officer women and youth, International Cooperative Alliance, Moshi, since 1982; consultant women, youth and development in cooperatives, Tanzania, since 1986; minister for health, United Republic of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, since 1994. District commissioner, Moshi, 1988-1990, regional commissioner, 1990-1992, deputy minister health, 1992-1994. Minister for health United Republic of Tanzania, since 1994.
Member Tanzanian Parliament, since 1986. Chair Savings and Credit Cooperative, Moshi, since 1984. Trustee Secondary School, since 1986.
Board directors Primary School Board, since 1985. Member Moshi Womens Club (chair since 1986).
Married Ramadhan Meghji, March 21, 1971. Children: Nyangu, Mahir, Jamilla, Salama, Abdulrahman.