Salim Ahmed Salim | |
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سلیم احمد سلیم | |
Salim in 2010 | |
7th secretary general of the Organisation of African Unity | |
In office 19 September 1989 – 17 September 2001 | |
Preceded by | Ide Oumarou |
Succeeded by | Amara Essy |
Minister of Defense and National Service | |
In office 1985–1989 | |
President | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |
Prime Minister of Tanzania | |
In office 24 April 1984 – 5 November 1985 | |
President | Julius Nyerere |
Preceded by | Edward Sokoine |
Succeeded by | Joseph Warioba |
8th Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1981–1984 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Mkapa |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Mkapa |
Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations | |
In office 1970–1980 | |
President | Julius Nyerere |
Personal details | |
Born | Sultanate of Zanzibar | 23 January 1942
Nationality | ![]() |
Political party | CCM |
Spouse | Amne (died 20 October 2020) |
Children | 3[1]
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Alma mater | University of Delhi SIPA, Columbia (MIA) |
Committees | Chair, Mo Ibrahim Prize selection committee |
Positions | Chancellor, HKMU Chair, MNF |
Salim Ahmed Salim (Arabic: سليم احمد سليم, Swahili: Salim Ahmad Salim, born 23 January 1942) is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat who has worked in the international diplomatic arena since the early 1960s. He served as prime minister for one year, from 1984 to 1985.