Salim Ahmed Salim
| Salim Ahmed Salim سلیم احمد سلیم سليم احمد سليم |
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| 7th Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity |
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In office 19 September 1989 – 17 September 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Ide Oumarou |
| Succeeded by | Amara Essy |
| Minister of Defense and National Service | |
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In office 1985–1989 |
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| President | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |
| 4th Prime Minister of Tanzania | |
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In office 24 April 1984 – 5 November 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Sokoine |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Warioba |
| 8th Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 1981–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Mkapa |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Mkapa |
| Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations | |
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In office 1970–1980 |
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| President | Julius Nyerere |
| Personal details | |
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23 January 1942 Sultanate of Zanzibar |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
| Spouse(s) | Amne |
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3
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| Alma mater |
University of Delhi SIPA, Columbia (MIA) |
| Committees | Chair, Mo Ibrahim Prize selection committee |
| Religion | Islam |
| Positions |
Chancellor, HKMU Chair, MNF |
Salim Ahmed Salim (Arabic: سليم احمد سليم, Urdu: سلیم احمد سلیم, Swahili: Salim Ahmad Salim, born 23 January 1942) is a Tanzanian diplomat who has worked in the international diplomatic arena since the early 1960s.
Salim was born in what was then considered the Sultanate of Zanzibar to Sheikh Ahmad Salim Riyami, an ethnic Arab of Omani descent from Oman while his mother was a local-born mixed-race Tanzanian, born to an ethnic Arab father and a mixed-race Indian and Afro-Arab mother.
He was educated at Lumumba College in Zanzibar and later pursued his undergraduate studies at the St. Stephen's College of the University of Delhi and obtained his master's degree in International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York. He became a student activist in the early 1960s and was founder and first Vice President of the All-Zanzibar Student union.
At the continental level, following the invitation of the President of the African Development Bank, he has since March, 2002 been acting as African Water Ambassador whose responsibilities include advocacy, sensitization, and mobilization of support on African water issues. He also serves as:
At international level, Salim serves on the following boards, panels and commissions:
Recipient of the 2006 Martin Luther King "Drum Major for Justice" award.
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