Nazir Mustafa Karamagi (born December 13, 1953) is a Tanzanian politician and a Member of Parliament in the

National Assembly of Tanzania The National Assembly of Tanzania () and the President of the United Republic of Tanzania make up the Parliament of Tanzania. The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Tulia Ackson, who presides over a unicameral assembly of 393 members ...

, representing Bukoba Vijijini constituency.CV at Parliament website
Karamagi has been a member of the National Executive Council 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 ...

(CCM) since 2002. He was appointed Minister of Industry, Trade and Marketing in the Cabinet named on January 4, 2006. He was then moved to the position of Minister of Energy and Minerals on October 15, 2006,"Kikwete reshuffles Cabinet"
''Guardian'' (IPP Media), October 16, 2006. remaining in the latter post until he resigned on February 7, 2008, after being implicated in a scandal regarding a government contract to supply emergency power. His resignation came shortly after Prime Minister

Edward Lowassa Edward Ngoyai Lowassa (26 August 1953 – 10 February 2024) was a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008, serving under President Jakaya Kikwete.

resigned for the same reason."...as Karamagi, Msabaha follow suit"
''Guardian'' (IPP Media), February 8, 2008. According to Karamagi, he took over the Ministry of Energy and Minerals six months after the government had signed the aforementioned contract, which Karamagi said was a deal made in good faith and intended to provide more energy for the country.

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