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Ashatu Kijaji

Politician

Ashatu Kijaji is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ashatu Kachwamba Kijaji · Ashatu Kijaji · Dr. Ashatu Kachwamba Kijaji				[sources]
Other name	Ashatu Kachwamba Kijaji · Ashatu Kijaji · Dr. Ashatu Kachwamba Kijaji				[sources]
Birth date	1976-04-26				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Tanzania				[sources]
Country	Tanzania				[sources]
Citizenship	Tanzania				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	k.ashatu@bunge.go.tz				[sources]
Phone	+255789415954				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q27656841				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania (2015-) · Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, & Fisheries · Minister for Investment, Industry, & Trade · Minister of Communication, Science and Technology (2021-2022) · Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (2022-) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Mzumbe University · University of Agder				[sources]
Source link	www.parliament.go.tz · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Tanzanian academic and politician belonging to the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party.

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Communication, Science and Technology	2021-09-12	2022-01-08

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,059

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,417

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-tanzania-ashatu-kijaji-minister-for-investment-industry-trade · evpo-4c5e1da0-ce89-4fdd-b843-047fb5d74cef · us-cia-tanzania-ashatu-kijaji-minister-for-agriculture-livestock-fisheries

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