"Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as president behind closed doors on November 3, 2025. Her inauguration as president of Tanzania came as opposition leaders rejected the outcome of an election where they were excluded and Suluhu Hassan was named winner with 98% of the vote. The election was marred by deadly unrest that spilled over into neighboring Kenya, an internet shutdown and reports of protest deaths."
"Suluhu Hassan assumed the presidency after the death of John Magufuli in 2021. She had been serving as his deputy. The new role made her both the first woman and the first person from semi-autonomous Zanzibar to lead Tanzania. She joined the CCM party in the 1980s and entered politics in Zanzibar in the 1990s, serving its House of Representatives and as Minister for Youth Employment, Women, and Children, and later Minister for Tourism and Trade under Amani Karume, Zanzibar's president from 2000-2010."
"Tanzania's president at the time, Jakaya Kikwete, reportedly cleared the way for Suluhu Hassan to enter politics in mainland Tanzania, where she polled over 80% of the vote to the National Assembly. She went on to serve as Minister of State for Union Affairs and was elected vice chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly, which was tasked with drafting Tanzania's new constitution. In 2015, Magufuli chose Suluhu Hassan as running mate and the duo went on to lead the country."
Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as president on November 3, 2025, following an election in which she was declared the winner with 98% of the vote amid opposition rejection. The electoral process was accompanied by deadly unrest that spilled into Kenya, an internet shutdown, and reports of protest deaths, prompting international scrutiny of Suluhu Hassan and her ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. Suluhu Hassan previously became president in 2021 after John Magufuli's death and served as his deputy. She is the first woman and first Zanzibari to lead Tanzania, with a political career spanning CCM membership since the 1980s and multiple ministerial roles.
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