Juma Mwapachu

Juma Volter Mwapachu (27 September 1942 – 28 March 2025) was a Tanzanian politician who served as Secretary General of the East African Community. He replaced Amanya Mushega of Uganda who completed his five-year term on 24 March 2006.

Background Mwapachu was born on 27 September 1942. He was nominated for the post by Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete. He was elected as Secretary General of the East African Community by the Summit of EAC Heads of State on 4 April 2006. Prior to this appointment, Mwapachu was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Tanzania's permanent delegate to UNESCO.

Mwapachu was a law graduate of the University of Dar es Salaam (degree obtained in 1969.)

Works Confronting New Realities: Reflections on Tanzania’s Radical Transformation Management of Public Enterprises in Developing Countries Local Perspectives on Globalization; The African Case (co-written with J. Semboja, E. Jansen) President of the Society for International Development