Saada Mkuya Salum (born 1975) is a

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CCM politician and a nominated Member of Parliament. She is a former Minister of Finance.

Early life and education

She was educated at

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, and attained her Diploma in Business Studies from Stamford College in Malaysia. She graduated from

The Open University of Tanzania The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) () is a distance learning public university in Tanzania and the largest by the number of students. It was established by an Act of Parliament No. 17 of 1992. It is a single mode institution offering cert ...

in 2009 with a master's degree in Business and also attained her

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from

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. As of January 2014, she is pursuing her

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in business administration from The Open University of Tanzania.

Political career

She was nominated as a Member of Parliament by President Kikwete in May 2012 and subsequently appointed the Deputy Minister of Finance. In January 2014, Salum succeeded William Mgimwa as the 14th Minister of Finance.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salum, Saada 1975 births Living people Tanzanian Muslims Chama Cha Mapinduzi MPs Tanzanian MPs 2010–2015 Nominated Tanzanian MPs Ministers of finance of Tanzania Lumumba Secondary School alumni Open University of Tanzania alumni Alumni of Heriot-Watt University Women government ministers of Tanzania Female finance ministers