Abdallah Possi
Dr. Abdallah Saleh Possi (born 25 August 1979) is the Tanzanian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. He is also accredited to Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, the Holy See, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Switzerland.[1] Before being appointed to serve as an Ambassador, Dr. Possi served as a Member of Parliament and the Deputy Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office responsible for Persons with Disability.[2] Previously, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Dodoma in Tanzania; and practiced as an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania.[2] He had also worked as a tutor at the Institute of Judicial Administration in Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania. He holds LL.B. and LL.M. from the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), and a Dr. phil. from the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in Germany.
His Excellency Dr Abdallah Saleh Possi Ambassador | |
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| Tanzanian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| Assumed office June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Sang'ka Marmo |
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| Born | 25 August 1979 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Alma mater | University of Dar es Salaam (LL.B., LL.M.) University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (Dr.phil.) |
Works
- POSSI, A. (2018) ‘Integrating Persons with Disabilities in the East African Labour Market A Comparative Analysis of Employment and Disability Laws in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda’, in J. DÖVELING et al. (eds), Harmonisation of Laws in the East African Community: the State of Affairs with Comparative Insights from the European Union and other Regional Economic Communities, 5 TGCL Series, 213–242.
- POSSI, A. & POSSI, A. ‘The identity Question versus Appropriateness of legal Anti-discrimination Measures: Endorsing the Disability Rights Approach to Albinism’, African Disability Rights Yearbook, 5 (2017), 118 -140. http://www.adry.up.ac.za/index.php/section-a-articles-2017/abdallah-possi-ally-possi
- POSSI, A. ‘Implementing Article 33 of the CRPD: Tanzanian approach’, African Disability Rights Yearbook, 4 (2016), 191–210. http://www.adry.up.ac.za/index.php/section-a-articles-4-2016/abdallah-possi
- POSSI, A. ‘Relating Equality and Disability Approaches in Tanzania: The Law in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar’, Zanzibar Yearbook of Law, 5 (2015), 3 – 29. http://www.zlsc.or.tz/documents/VOLUME%205.pdf
- POSSI, A. ‘Criminal Justice in Disrepute: An Overview of Treatment of Accused Persons and Convicts in Tanzania’, The Open University Law Journal, 1/1 (2007), 83–97.
References
- https://de.tzembassy.go.tz
- Makoye, Kizito (2015-12-15). "Tanzania appoints first albino deputy minister". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2019-01-29.