Samia Suluhu Hassan

Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian CCM politician. She is the 6th President of Tanzania since 2021. She became president following the death of president John Magufuli on 17 March 2021. Suluhu is the country's first female president.

Samia Suluhu Hassan
6th President of Tanzania
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 March 2021
Prime Minister	Kassim Majaliwa
Vice President	Philip Mpango
Preceded by	John Magufuli
10th Vice-President of Tanzania
In office 5 November 2015 – 18 March 2021
President	John Magufuli
Preceded by	Mohamed Gharib Bilal
Succeeded by	Philip Mpango
Minister of State for Union Affairs for the Vice-President's Office
In office 29 November 2010 – 5 November 2015
President	Jakaya Kikwete
Preceded by	Muhammed Seif Khatib
Succeeded by	January Makamba
Member of Parliament for Makunduchi
In office November 2010 – July 2015
Succeeded by	Ameir Timbe
Zanzibar Minister of Tourism, Trade and Investment
In office 2005–2010
President	Amani Karume
Preceded by	Mussa A. Silima
Succeeded by	Said Ali Mbarouk
Zanzibar Minister of Labour, Gender Development and Children
In office 2000–2005
President	Amani Karume
Personal details
Born	(1960-01-27) 27 January 1960 Sultanate of Zanzibar
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Spouse(s)	Hafidh Ameir ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	4
Alma mater	IDM, Mzumbe (AdvDip} Manchester (PGDip) Open University of Tanzania–SNHU (MSc)
Twitter	SuluhuSamia
Website	www.samia.or.tz

She became Tanzania's first female vice-President following the 2015 General election, after being elected on the CCM ticket along with president John Magufuli.

In September 2021, Samia Suluhu confirmed that she intended to run for president in 2025 and thus become the country's first elected woman president if she wins.