Indians in Tanzania
| Watanzania wenye asili ya Kihindi (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| c. 60,000 (2015)[1][a] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Kutchi, Kiswahili, English, Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism; significant minorities Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| PIO, NRI and Desi | |
|
a.^ includes about 10,000 expatriates |
There are currently over 50,000 people of Indian origin in Tanzania. Many of them are traders and they control a sizeable portion of the Tanzanian economy. Indians have a long history in Tanzania starting with the arrival of Gujarati traders in the 19th century. They came to gradually control the trade in Zanzibar. Many of the buildings constructed then still remain in Stone Town, the focal trading point on the island.
Migration from Tanzania
As a result of anti-Indian sentiment in post-independence Tanzania (beginning with the presidency of Julius Nyerere), many Indians migrated overseas to India, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, among other nations.
Notable people
- Freddie Mercury, rock musician (of Parsi descent)
- Amir H. Jamal, former Minister of Finance
- Al Noor Kassum, former Energy Minister
- Andy Chande, businessman and philanthropist
- Mustafa Jaffer Sabodo, economist and philanthropist
- Shamim Khan, former Member of Parliament
- Ian Iqbal Rashid, filmmaker
- Sangita Myska, BBC journalist, documentary maker, TV & Radio presenter
- Mohammed Dewji, CEO of MeTL, Member of Parliament (2005–2015)
- Ismail Jussa, opposition politician
- Mohamed Raza, Member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives
- Issa G. Shivji, author and academic
- Abdul Sheriff, historian
- Richa Adhia, Miss Tanzania 2007
- Mustafa Hassanali, fashion designer
- Ally Rehmtullah, fashion designer
- Ammaar Ghadiyali, 2012 Olympic swimmer
- Deepak Obhrai PC MP, longest continuously-serving Conservative Member of Canadian Parliament
- Rakesh Rajani, civil society and global development leader
Gallery
Julius Nyerere with Amir Jamal (r)
St. John Ambulance Brigade parade
Karimjee Hall, seat of the parliament in Dar es Salaam
The Hassanali Karimjee Jivanjee Hospital, Zanzibar
The former headquarters of Karimjee Co in Zanzibar
The former Ithnashiri Dispensary, Zanzibar.jpg)
Bharmal Building, currently used as a municipal building
A colonial era building with the Om symbol (1930)
Karimjee Jivanjee Office in Dar es Salaam
Morogoro Jamatkhana
Shakti Temple, Zanzibar
Swaminarayan Temple
See also
References
- ↑ "India - Tanzania Relations" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs. 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
Tanzania has about 50,000 PIOs.. There are about 10,000 Indian nationals [expatriates].
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