Jakaya Kikwete
| Jakaya Kikwete | |
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| 4th President of Tanzania | |
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In office 21 December 2005 – 5 November 2015 |
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| Vice President |
Ali M. Shein (2005–10) Mohamed Bilal (2010–15) |
| Prime Minister |
Edward Lowassa (2005–08) Mizengo Pinda (2008–15) |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Mkapa |
| Succeeded by | John Magufuli |
| 6th Chairperson of the African Union | |
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In office 31 January 2008 – 2 February 2009 |
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| Preceded by | John Kufuor |
| Succeeded by | Muammar al-Gaddafi |
| 11th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office November 1995 – 21 December 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Rwegasira |
| Succeeded by | Asha-Rose Migiro |
| 7th Minister of Finance | |
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In office 1994–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Kighoma Malima |
| Succeeded by | Simon Mbilinyi |
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Member of Parliament for Chalinze |
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In office 1995–2005 |
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| Succeeded by | Ramadhani Maneno |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 October 1950 Msoga, Tanganyika |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party |
CCM (1977–) TANU (before 1977) |
| Spouse(s) | Salma Kikwete (m. 1989) |
| Children | Eight |
| Residence | Msoga, Tanzania |
| Alma mater |
University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania Military Academy |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nickname(s) | JK |
| Twitter handle | jmkikwete |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Rep. of Tanzania |
| Service/branch | Tanzanian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born 7 October 1950) was the fourth President of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015. Prior to his election as President, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2005 under his predecessor, Benjamin Mkapa. He has also served as the Chairperson of the African Union in 2008–2009 and the Chairman of the Southern African Development Community Troika on Peace, Defence and Security in 2012–2013.
Between 1959 and 1963, Kikwete went to Karatu Primary School in Tanzania before continuing with middle school education at Tengeru School from 1962 to 1965. After Tengeru, Kikwete moved to Kibaha Secondary School for his O-levels, which took place between 1966 and 1969, and then he studied at Tanga Technical Secondary School for his advanced level education. He graduated from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1975 with a degree in Agrieconomics.
Kikwete was born at Msoga, located in the Bagamoyo District of Tanganyika, in 1950.
As a party cadre, Kikwete moved from one position to another in the party ranks and from one location to another in the service of the party. When TANU and Zanzibar's Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) merged to form Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) in 1977, Kikwete was moved to Zanzibar and assigned the task of setting up the new party's organisation and administration in the islands. In 1980, he was moved to the headquarters as administrator of the Dar es Salaam head office and head of the Defence and Security Department before moving again up-country to the regional and district party offices in Tabora Region (1981–84) and Singida Region and Nachingwea (1986–88) and Masasi District (1988) in the country's southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara respectively. In 1988, he was appointed to join the central government.
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