Dr. Abdallah Saleh Possi

H.E. Dr. Abdallah Saleh Possi is the Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva. 

Prior to serving in Geneva, Dr. Possi served as Tanzania’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin since June 2017, and during this time, he was also accredited as Ambassador to Austria (until May 2022), Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, and the Holy See. 

Before assuming diplomatic responsibilities, Dr. Possi served as a Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (responsible for Persons with Disability) from December 2015 to January 2017.  He started his career in academics and legal practice, and worked as a University lecturer at the University of Dodoma.

He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Erlangen-Numberg in Germany (2014); a Master of Laws degree from the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania (2008), and a Bachelor of Laws from the same University (2005). 

• He was born on 25 August 1979 in Dar es Salaam and is married.
• Foreign languages: Kiswahili, English and German.