Mohamed Mchengerwa (born September 1, 1979) is a current member of the Tanzanian Cabinet and is a Minister in the president's office in Tanzania. He is a member of the

Chama Cha Mapinduzi The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM, ) is the dominant, ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in the history of Africa, only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. It was formed in 1977, following the merger of the Tanganyika A ...

political party. He was elected MP representing Rufiji in 2015.

Political career

Mchengerwa got his first major cabinet position following the formation of

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 ...

first cabinet on March 31, 2021. He was sworn in as the Minister of State in the Presidents office for Public Service Management and Good Governance. Following the cabinet reshuffle in January 2022, Mchengerwa switched dockets with Innocent Bashungwa and assumed the position of Minister of Culture, Artists and Sports. In February 2023, he switched dockets with

Pindi Chana Pindi Hazara Chana (born 24 January 1974) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and a special seat Member of Parliament since 2010. In January 2022 she began her cabinet career as the Minister of State (Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Youth, Emp ...

and became the new Minister of Natural resources and Tourism. In September 2023, in the third cabinet reshuffle, he switched dockets with

Angellah Kairuki Angellah Jasmine Mbelwa Kairuki (born 10 September 1976) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and cabinet Minister. On 1 September 2023, she began her post as the Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism of Tanzania. In her last cabinet appointment ...

and assumed a position in the President's office and the minister for Regional Administration and Local Government.

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