Prof. Kighoma Malima | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1938 Marui village Kisarawe, Tanganyika |
| Died | 5 August 1995 (aged 56) London, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Pwani, Tanzania |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM , NRA |
| Spouse | Venantia (Mariam) Fivawo |
| Children | 6
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| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (BA) Yale University (MA) Princeton University (PhD) |
| Profession | Economist |
Kighoma Ali Malima (15 December 1938 – 05 August 1995) was a Tanzanian politician who was a scholar and also served as politician in United Republic of Tanzania.
Prof. Kighoma Ali Malima was born in Marui village Kisarawe District on 15 December, 1938. He was named Abdallah, meaning God’s servant, after his paternal grandfather who died in the World War I. He was born to Ali bin Abdallah Kighoma Malima and Habiba bint Suleiman wa Bura.
He attended primary and secondary school from 1948 to 1957 in Marui Primary School and then proceeded to Mzumbe and Tabora Secondary School.
Malima cut short his studies in 1957 to join TANU and struggle for independence under the leadership of Julius Nyerere.
After independence Malima was appointed District Secretary in Masasi and Njombe. In June 1961 he attended a short course at Kivukoni Ideological College, Dar es Salaam before leaving for United States in 1962 for further studies at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire where he obtained a BA in Economics in 1965. He then attended Yale University, New Haven Connecticut and graduated with MA Economics in 1966. He then proceeded to Princeton University and was awarded another MA in Economics in 1970. He then became a lecturer at Dar es Salaam University. Prof. Malima was the first Tanzanian to teach economics at Dar es Salaam University. Soon after he began to work on his Ph.D. (International Trade and Economic Development) from Princeton University which he successfully defended in 1971.