Mariam Mfaki

Mariam Salum Mfaki (November 26, 1946 – July 21, 2015) was a Tanzanian politician. She served as a special seats MP of the National Assembly for Dodoma from 2000 until her death in 2015.[1]

Mfaki began her political career as the Secretary for the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Women’s Organisation, (UWT), based in the Kondoa District, from 1973 to 1976.[1] She was then appointed the Dodoma Regional UWT Secretary from 1976 to 1983.[1] In 1984, she was transferred to the office of the Prime Minister of Tanzania as a ward secretary, a position she held from 1984 to 1998.[1]

Mfaki died at Dodoma Regional Hospital on July 21, 2015, at the age of 69.[1] She had been diagnosed with cancer in 2012.[1] Mfaki was buried in her home village in the Dodoma Region.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mariam Mfaki (MP) is dead". Daily News (Tanzania). 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-08-19.


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