Salma Kikwete
Tanzanian activist and wife of president of Tanzania
About Salma Kikwete
Born 1963. Salma Kikwete is a Tanzanian politician, entrepreneur and teacher.
Salma Kikwete (born 30 November 1963) is a Tanzanian educator, activist, and politician who served as the First Lady of Tanzania from 2005 to 2015 as the wife of Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete.
Salma Kikwete originally worked as a teacher for more than twenty years. As of 2009, she was Vice President of the Eastern Region of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA).
Kikwete also founded the Wanawake na Maendeleo, or Women in Development (WAMA), a nonprofit which promotes development among women and children.
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Who is Salma Kikwete?
Tanzanian activist and wife of president of Tanzania
When was Salma Kikwete born?
Salma Kikwete was born on 30 November 1963.
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Salma Kikwete is a politician, entrepreneur and teacher.
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Salma Kikwete is Tanzanian.
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