Said Hassan Nkya

Background

Nkya, Said Hassan was born on November 15, 1946 in Moshi, Tanzania. Son of Hassan Mohamed and Aziza Hassan Nkya.

Education

Bachelor in Statistics/Economics, University Dar, Tanzania, 1971. Master of Science in Management, ADL Management Institute, 1974.

Career

Operations officer, National Development Corporation, Dar es Salaam, 1972-1972; deputy director operations, National Textile Corporation, Dar es Salaam, 1975-1976; director operations, National Textile Corporation, Dar es Salaam, 1977-1978; managing director, chief Executive officer, National Textile Corporation, Dar es Salaam, since 1978. Member Economics Planning and Consultative Council, since 1984. Chairman of the Board Kilimanjaro Textile Corporation, Ltd., Tanganyika Dyeing and Weaving Mills, Ltd., Dar es Salaam, 1978, Polytex, Morogoro, 1981, Tanzania Sewing ThreadMfrs.

Ltd., since 1986, Tanzanian Carpet Company Ltd. Board directors The State Insurance Brokers Ltd., The Tanzania Industrial Studies and Cons. Orgns., Board Internal Trade.

Achievements

• Said Hassan Nkya has been listed as a noteworthy Textile corporation executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Textile Institute, Institute of Directors, British Institute Management, Textile Institute Manchester, United Kingdom (vice president since 1985). Clubs: Gymkhana, Moshi.

Interests

• Avocations: table tennis, chess, computer games, programming.

Connections

Married Linael Lema, October 18, 1975. Children: Hassan, Yasmin, Fadhyl.

Father:

Hassan Mohamed

Mother:

Aziza Hassan Nkya

Spouse:

Linael Lema

child:

Yasmin Nkya

child:

Fadhyl Nkya

child:

Hassan Nkya