Cyril Chami

Cyril August Chami (born 9 February 1964) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Moshi Rural constituency since 2005.[1]

Honourable Dr Cyril Chami MP
14th
In office 28 November 2010 – May 2012
Preceded by	Mary Nagu
Succeeded by	Abdallah Kigoda
Member of Parliament for Moshi Rural
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2005
Preceded by	Thomas Ngawaiya
Personal details
Born	(1964-02-09) 9 February 1964 Tanganyika
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Alma mater	University of Dar es Salaam University of Alberta (PhD)

Chami is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania, having won the seat of Moshi Rural as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) candidate in the 2005 parliamentary election after the seat had been held by the opposition for ten years. Following this victory, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on January 4, 2006.[2] He was subsequently moved to the position of Deputy Minister for Trade Industries and Marketing on February 12, 2008.[3] He also served as the Minister of Industry, Trade and Marketing from 2010 to 2012.

References

1. "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
2. Hassan Muhiddin, "JK’s beefed up team", Guardian (IPP Media), January 5, 2006.
3. Austin Beyadi, "Public welcomes new cabinet", Guardian (IPP Media), February 13, 2008.