DODOMA, Tanzania
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday named the East African country's ambassador to China, Khamis Mussa Omar, as the finance minister in her new cabinet after last month's disputed election.
She unveiled a new Cabinet, appointing 27 ministers and 29 deputy ministers across 27 ministries, in a development widely seen as consolidating her administration and shaping the agenda for the coming political term.
Announced at a press conference on November 17, 2025, the appointments reflect a deliberate balance between continuity and renewal, with 17 members of the previous executive retained.
Of these, 11 return to the same portfolios they held in the immediate past Cabinet.
Among the key figures maintaining their posts are the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Kombo; the Minister for Minerals, Anthony Mavunde; and the Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Adolf Mkenda.
Nonetheless, the appointment features significant departures, with seven former Cabinet members omitted.
Notable exclusions include the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Doto Biteko; the former Minister for Agriculture, Hussein Bashe; and the former Minister for Home Affairs, Innocent Bashungwa.
Their exit paves the way for 10 new entrants, alongside several individuals elevated from deputy ministerial roles, signalling a fresh infusion of expertise and political vigour at the highest levels of government.
A major structural adjustment accompanies the appointments, with the Regional Administration and Local Government docket transferred from the President’s Office to the Prime Minister’s Office, thereby centralising oversight of local governance under the direct supervision of the new Prime Minister.
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