Amir Abedi

Sheikh K. A. Amir Abedi (1924–1964) was the first African mayor of Dar es Salaam.

He served as a Minister of Justice and as Minister of Education and Culture, as well as led the Tanganyikan delegation to the Eighteenth Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Death

Abedi was also a skilled and prominent poet of the Swahili language[1] and also a strong promoter of the Swahili language.[2]. He died of food poisoning in 1964 at the age of 40.[3]

See also

References
  1. The Anglo-African Commonwealth: Political Friction and Cultural Fusion By Ali A. Mazrui p.127
  2. State Ideology and Language in Tanzania By Jan Blommaert p.56-57
  3. Tanzania: Party Transformation and Economic Development By Henry Bienen p.164


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