Emmanuel Mpawe Tutuba (born 30 March 1973) is the eighth Governor of the
Bank of Tanzania
The Bank of Tanzania () is the central bank of the Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania. It is responsible for issuing the national currency, the Tanzanian shilling.
The bank was established under the Bank of Tanzania Act 1965. However, in 19 ...
.
Early life and career
He completed his A-Levels in 1994 at Milambo Secondary School in
Tabora Region
Tabora Region (''Mkoa wa Tabora'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions located in mid-western part of Tanzania. The regional capital is the municipality of Tabora. Tabora is bordered ...
having studied economics, geography and mathematics. From 1996 to 1999, he pursued his Advance Diploma in Economic Planning at the Institute of Development Studies at
Mzumbe University
Mzumbe University (MU; ) is a public university in Mzumbe, Tanzania, near Morogoro. It was established in 2001.
Academic units
Below are the academic units and their acronyms in brackets respectively;
# School of Business (SoB)
# School of Ad ...
; followed by an
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...
in Corporate Management and graduating from the same alma mater in 2001.
In February 2020, President
John Magufuli
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) was a Tanzanian politician who served as the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from ...
appointed him as the Regional Administrative Secretary (RAS) for
Mwanza Region
Mwanza Region (''Mkoa wa Mwanza'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions, covering a total land area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state ...
.
On 4 April 2021, he was appointed by President
Samia Suluhu Hassan
Samia Suluhu Hassan ( ; born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician who serves as the sixth and current president of Tanzania since 19 March 2021. She is the first woman to serve in the position and previously served as vice-president of ...
as the
Permanent Secretary
A permanent secretary is the most senior Civil Service (United Kingdom), civil servant of a department or Ministry (government department), ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day activities. Permanent secretaries are ...
in the
Ministry of Finance and Planning.
On 7 January 2023, he was appointed as the 8th Governor of Tanzania's
central bank
A central bank, reserve bank, national bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the monetary policy of a country or monetary union. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central bank possesses a monopoly on increasing the mo ...
and was sworn in on 9 January 2023.
References
External links
Biography at the Ministry of Finance
Living people
1973 births
Governors of Bank of Tanzania
Mzumbe University alumni
Milambo Secondary School alumni
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