The position of mayor is a political position elected by the Councillors, along with the Local Governments administrative of Dar es Salaam consisting of not less than 92 wards and is accountable for the Dar es Salaam City Council.

Mayor of Dar es Salaam
Incumbent
The Rt. Hon Lord Mayor Isaya Mwita Charles
AppointerElectorate of Dar es Salaam
Term lengthFive years
SalaryTshs
WebsiteCity council Website

The current mayor is Isaya Mwita Charles, who took up office on 16 March 2016. The position was held by the Lord mayor late Didas Masaburi who is no longer on this position for five years that is from 2010 to 2015. Isaya Mwita Charles succeeded him after winning the elections and is now the current Lord mayor. The Lord Mayor of Dar es Salaam is the Lord Mayor, Chairman of City Council of Dar es Salaam, first citizen and civic head of Dar es Salaam.

The appointment is made by the council every five years depending on calendar schedule given by the Ministry responsible for Local Government , at the same time appointing a deputy mayor , the city's other civic head assisting the Lord Mayor.

The Karimjee compound of Dar es Salaam, is the Lord Mayor's Office during his or her term in office. [1]

List of mayors

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Below is a list of the seventeen mayors who held the terms in office from 1949 to the current mayor elected in 2016.

List of mayors of Dar es Salaam
No Portrait Name of Mayor Starting term Ending term Notes
1 P Overett OBE 1949-1950 1952 First Mayor of Dar es Salaam
2 Abdul Karim A J Karimjee 1951, 1953-1954 1957 mayor of the city
3 T.W. Tyreel 1955 1956
4 S.D. Howarth 1958 1958
5 Manilal Mathuradas Dewani 1959 1959 Hindu business man
6 Amir Abedi 1960 1961 The first African Mayor
7 M Mfaume 1962 1963 The 2nd African Mayor
8 R.O. Kirundu 1964 1966
9 O.O. Londo 1967 1967
10 A. Chambuso 1967 1974
11 Ramadhan Nyamka 1978 1982
12 Kitwana Kondo 1983 1995
13 Abuu h. Jumaa 1996 2000
14 Kleist Sykes 2000 2005
15 Adam Omary Kimbisa 2006 2010
16 Didas J. Masaburi 2010 2015
17   Isaya Mwita Charles 2016 2020
18 Omary Said Kumbilamoto

References

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  1. ^ "Mameya Wazamani wa Jiji la Dar es Salaam - Dar es Salaam City Council". www.dcc.go.tz.
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