Background
Salim, Salim Ahmed was born on January 23, 1942 in Zanzibar. Son of Ahmed Salim Ali and Maryam Ali Ahmed.
government official of Tanzania
Salim, Salim Ahmed was born on January 23, 1942 in Zanzibar. Son of Ahmed Salim Ali and Maryam Ali Ahmed.
Certified, Lumumba College, Zanzibar, 1960. Corresponding study, University Delhi, India, 1967. Master of International Affairs, Columbia University, 1975.
Founder, 1st vice president All Zanzibar Students Union. Also secretary-general of youth movement, 1960. Deputy chief representative Zanzibar Office, Havana, Cuba, 1961-1962.
Chief editor Zanzibar daily paper. Also secretary-general All Zanzibar Journalists Rogn., 1963. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, Cairo, 1964-1965.
High commissioner to India, 1965-1968. Director African and Middle East affairs division Tanzania Minister Foreign Affairs, 1968-1969. Ambassador to People's Republican China, Democratic People's Republican Korea, 1969.
Permanent representative to United Nations, New York City, 1970-1980. President United Nations Security Council, 1976, United Nations General Assembly, 1979-1980. Also ambassador to Cuba.
High commissioner to Guyana, 1970-1980, Barbados, 1971-1980, Jamaica, 1971-1980, Trinidad-Tobago, 1971-1980. Minister foreign affairs Tanzania, 1980-1984. Prime minister Tanzania, 1984-1985.
Deputy prime minister Tanzania, 1985-1989. Minister defense and national service Tanzania, 1985-1990. Chairman United Nations Committee on Decolonisation, 1972-1975, United Nations Security Council Committee on Sanctions against South Rhodesia, since 1975.
Secretary general Organization African Unity, since 1989.
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Married Amne Ali Rifai, April 17, 1964.