Education
Howard University.
Howard University.
Before entering politics, Shilja worked as a civil servant and a teacher. After receiving higher education in India and the United States, he taught communications in Tanzania. During this time he held the positions of Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting.
Minister for Energy and Minerals. And Minister for Industries and Trade.
He was appointed the first African Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on September 9, 2006 and took up the position on January 1, 2007. His term will last five years.
He died on 4 October 2014 in London.
He was buried in his home village of Nyampande in Sengerema District, Mwanza Region.
He had also served as a member of the African Union"s Pan-African Parliament. Shija was a member of the National Assembly of Tanzania from 1990 to 2005. He was a member of the Pan-African Parliament in 2004 and 2005 and chaired the Committee on Education, Culture, Tourism and Human Resources.