Mr. Abdulrahman Omar Kinana

Mr. Kinana holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations at Ljubljana University, Yugoslavia, and an MPA (Management and Public Administration) from Harvard University in the United States. Mr. Kinana served in the Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces (TPDF) for 20 years before retiring as a colonel in 1992. He also served as the Deputy Minister of Defence and National Service, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Minister of Defence and National Service, and Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly. He was a member of the Tanzanian Parliament for the Arusha constituency for 10 years. In the year 2012, he became the Secretary-General of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), the ruling party, until he stepped down in 2018. He has vast Boardroom experience as a Chairman and a Board member of leading companies in various industries including; Shipping, Technology, telecommunication, media, real estate, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, insurance, oil and gas, and banking, just to mention a few.