Jumanne Maghembe
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Hon. Professor Juamanne Maghembe MP |
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| Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism | |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| President | John Magufuli |
| Preceded by | Lazaro Nyalandu |
| 7th Minister of Water and Irrigation | |
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In office 7 February 2012 – 5 November 2015 |
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| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Preceded by | Mark Mwandosya |
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives | |
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In office 28 November 2010 – 7 February 2012 |
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| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Chiza |
| Minister of Education and Vocational Training | |
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In office 13 February 2008 – 28 November 2010 |
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| Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism | |
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In office 17 October 2006 – 13 February 2008 |
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| Minister of Labour, Employment and Youth Development | |
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In office 6 January 2006 – 17 October 2008 |
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Member of Parliament for Mwanga |
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Assumed office November 2000 |
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| Born | Tanganyika |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
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UDSM (BSc), (PhD) Agricult. Uni. of Norway (MSc) Duke University (MF) ICRAF (Postdoc) |
Jumanne Abdallah Maghembe is the current Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism for the United Republic of Tanzania. He was appointed to this position in December 2015 by the newly elected president, President John Magufuli. He has been a Member of Parliament for Mwanga constituency since 2000.
At the beginning of his appointment, Jumanne Maghembe called for a focus on illegal logging and wildlife poaching, as well as working towards doubling tourism’s contribution to Tanzania’s economy.
Before his current position, Professor Maghembe’s was serving as Minister of Water and Irrigation, beginning in February 2012 and ending in November 2015.
In 2016, Maghembe faced international controversy after allowing a company he knew committed dozens of wildlife crimes back into Tanzania. The company - Green Mile Safari from the United Arab Emirates - had been kicked out of Tanzania after their own promotional video showed animal torture and repeated violations of Tanzania law. Maghembe's decision to let the company back in was widely assumed in news reports to be based on his acceptance of a bribe from Green Mile. One international observer and wildlife activist said, "I don’t doubt there’s a substantial amount of money for the ministers involved."
In 1975, Maghembe graduated with a degree in Forestry from the University of Dar es Salaam. In 1981 he completed a PhD at the University of Dar es Salaam. In 1986 he was a Fulbright Scholar at Oregon State University. For fifteen years he was a Principal Scientist at the International Center for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF).
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