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African Union, New York
Ambassador
Amina Salum Ali (born 24 October 1956) is a Tanzanian politician. She is the African Union former Ambassador to the United States since 2007. Succeeded by Arikana Chihombori Quao who became the second African Union Ambassador to the United States of America in 2017.
| EDUCATION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Name/Location | Course/Degree/Award | Start Date | End Date | Level |
| Ngambo Primary School | Primary Education | 1962 | 1969 | Primary |
| Tumekuja Secondary School | Secondary Education | 1970 | 1973 | O -Level |
| Lumumba | Secondary Education | 1974 | 1976 | A -Level |
| B.A Economy | 1976 | 1979 | Degree | |
| M.BA Marketing | 1976 | 1981 | Master | |
| Diploma in export promotion and Market Research | 1982 | 1983 | Diploma | |
| EMPLOYMENT HISTORY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Institution /Company | Position | From Date | End Date |
| Planning Commission-RGoZ | Assistant Commissioner Macro Planning | 1981 | 1982 |
| Ministry of Trade | Director for Foreign Trade | 1982 | 1983 |
| Ministry of Trade | Secretary- Zanzibar Board of Trade | 1983 | 1984 |
| Ministry of Finance and Planning | Officer – External Finance | 1984 | 1985 |
| Ministry of Finance and Planning- URT | Deputy Minister | 1985 | 1986 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation | Minister of State -URT | 1986 | 1989 |
| Ministry of Finance | Minister of State -URT | 1989 | 1990 |
| Ministry of Finance | Minister | 1990 | 2000 |
| Planning Commission-RGZ | Member of the Commission | 2000 | 2005 |
| Chief Minister’s Office | Minister of State | 2005 | 2006 |
| African Union Mission | Permanent Representative- Head of Mission | 2006 | 2015 |
| Ministy of Trade, Industry and Marketing, Zanzibar | Minister | 2016 | To date |
| POLITICAL EXPERIENCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Party /Location | Position | From Date | End Date |
| CCM | Member of Executive Committee | 1989 | 2006 |
| CCM | UWT Member- Deputy Chairperson | 2002 | 2006 |
| CCM | Member of Parliament | 2012 | 2015 |
| CCM | Member of the House of Representatives | 1990 | To date |
| TRAININGS / SHORT COURSES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | From Date | End Date | Award |
| UWAWAZA | British Council | 2001 | 2001 | Certificate |
Ambassador Amina Salum Ali became the permanent representative of the African Union to the United States on April 13, 2007.
Ambassador Ali speaks on behalf of the African Union and its member states to accelerate socio-economic integration of the continent, promote peace and stability, and build partnerships between African governments and all segments of civil society, in particular women and youth, as well as the private sector.
One of the major functions of her office is to support the African diplomatic corps in its efforts to consolidate and strengthen partnerships with both the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government, as well as other federal agencies, the Bretton Woods institutions and the Organization of American States.
A veteran Tanzanian civil servant and politician, Ambassador Ali was born and raised on the island of Zanzibar and educated in India, where in 1979 she earned a bachelor's degree in economics, and two years later a master's in business administration in marketing. She was a long-serving member of Parliament and has held various ministerial positions in the Tanzanian government, the most recent of which was minister of state in the office of the chief minister in Zanzibar.
Ambassador Ali also served as a board member of various institutions such as the Tanzania Telecommunication Company and Mzumbe University in Morogoro. In addition, she established various capacity-building institutions including the Institution of Finance Administration and the Presidential Fund for Self- Reliance.
As the African Union's first woman ambassador, Ambassador Ali is committed to promoting women's rights and children's issues. She is also the founder of Zanzibar Women Welfare Trust, an NGO that supports the development of women and children to combat devastating health issues like HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Ali is also is a member of IDB Bank eminent women panel to mainstream women development policies in the bank.