Jaka Mgwabi Mwambi was a Tanzanian politician and diplomat.

Jaka Mwambi
Presenting his credentials to President Medvedev
Tanzanian Ambassador to Russia
In office
July 2008 – 2014
Appointed byJakaya Kikwete
Succeeded byWynjones Kisamba
Personal details
Born21 August 1950 [1]
Mgeta, Morogoro, Tanganyika Territory[2]
DiedDecember 7, 2019(2019-12-07) (aged 69) [3]
Dar es Salaam
Political partyCCM
Children5
Residence(s)Kunduchi, Dar es Salaam
Alma materUDSM[4]

Career

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Mwambi is a former Regional Commissioner of Rukwa Region, Tanga Region and Iringa Region and was Deputy Secretary-General of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party,[5] until he was replaced by George Mkuchika, a Member of Parliament from Newala district, in November 2007.

Mwambi was appointed as the Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the Russian Federation, and presented his credentials to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 July 2008,[6] and to President Dmitry Medvedev on 18 September 2008.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Farewell for the late Mwambi set for today". Daily News (Tanzania). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Farewell for the late Mwambi set for today". Daily News (Tanzania). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Mwambi was a role model, Mkapa says". Daily News (Tanzania). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Farewell for the late Mwambi set for today". Daily News (Tanzania). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Tanzania Praises Cuban Cooperation". Juventud Rebelde. 22 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  6. ^ "Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Saltanov Meets with Newly Appointed Tanzanian Ambassador to Moscow Jaka Mwambi" (Press release). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  7. ^ "Dmitry Medvedev accepted the letters of credentials of 12 foreign ambassadors". The Kremlin, Moscow: Presidential Press and Information Office. 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 2008-10-07.