About me
The fourth president of Tanzania, H.E. Jakaya Kikwete is a graduate of economics from the University of Dar es Salaam. He has served in many party, military, and government positions, including the Tanzanian ministerial portfolios of Finance, Water, Energy and Mineral Resources, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He has also served as the chairperson of the African Union in 2008–2009 and the chairman of the Southern African Development Community Troika on Peace, Defence, and Security in 2012–2013. H.E. Jakaya Kikwete has served as alternate Co-Chair of the AU’s AIP International High-Level Panel on WaterInvestment for Africa since its launch in 2022.