Nazir Karamagi Explained

Nazir Karamagi
Office:Minister of Energy and Minerals
Term Start:15 October 2006
Term End:7 February 2008
President:Jakaya Kikwete
Predecessor:koracia tusuz
Office2:Minister of Industry, Trade and Marketing
Term Start2:January 2006
Term End2:October 2006
Term Start3:2003
Term End3:2010
Constituency3:Bukoba town
Birth Date:13 December 1953
Birth Place:Tanganyika
Nationality:Tanzanian
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Nazir Mustafa Karamagi/Mwizi (born December 13, 1953) is a Tanzanian politician and a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania, representing Bukoba Vijijini constituency.[1]

Karamagi has been a member of the National Executive Council of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM since 2002. He was appointed Minister of Industry, Trade and Marketing in the Cabinet named on January 4, 2006.[2] He was then moved to the position of Minister of Energy and Minerals on October 15, 2006,[3] remaining in the latter post until he resigned on February 7, 2008, after being implicated in a scandal regarding a government contract to supply emergency power. His resignation came shortly after Prime Minister Edward Lowassa resigned for the same reason.[4]

According to Karamagi, he took over the Ministry of Energy and Minerals six months after the government had signed the aforementioned contract, which Karamagi said was a deal made in good faith and intended to provide more energy for the country.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.go.tz/bunge/Mp_Cv3.asp?PTerm=2005-2010&fpkey=295 CV at Parliament website
  2. Hassan Muhiddin, "JK’s beefed up team", Guardian (IPP Media), January 5, 2006.
  3. http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2006/10/16/76527.html "Kikwete reshuffles Cabinet"
  4. http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2008/02/08/107958.html "...as Karamagi, Msabaha follow suit"