About Omar Kigoda
Lived 1953 – 2015 (aged 61). Omar Kigoda was a Tanzanian politician and minister.
Abdallah Omar Kigoda (25 November 1953 – 12 October 2015) was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Handeni constituency from 1995 to 2015. He served as Minister of Industry and Trade from 1996 to 1997 and from 2012 to 2015, as Minister of Energy and Minerals from 1997 to 2000, and as Minister of State in the President's Office for Planning and Privatisation from 2000 to 2005.
He overwhelmingly won the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) nomination for Handeni constituency prior to the 2005 parliamentary election, receiving 1,216 votes while the nearest of his four opponents for the nomination received 94.
He died on 12 October 2015 whilst undergoing treatment in India.
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Who was Omar Kigoda?
Tanzanian politician (1953–2015)
When was Omar Kigoda born?
Omar Kigoda was born on 25 November 1953 in Tanganyika Territory.
When did Omar Kigoda die?
Omar Kigoda died on 12 October 2015 in New Delhi.
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Omar Kigoda was a politician and minister.
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Omar Kigoda was Tanzanian.
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