1. Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda was born on 12 August 1948 and is a Tanzanian CCM politician who was the 11th prime minister of Tanzania from 2008 to 2015.
14 Facts About Mizengo Pinda
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Mizengo Pinda was a Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2015.
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Mizengo Pinda holds a degree in law from the University of Dar es Salaam, which he earned in 1974.
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Mizengo Pinda was assistant private secretary to the president from 1982 to 1992 and clerk to the cabinet from 1996 to 2000.
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Mizengo Pinda was elected as a Member of Parliament for Mpanda East constituency in the 2000 general election, and he became Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office for Regional Administration and Local Governments in 2000.
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Mizengo Pinda was promoted to the rank of Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, while remaining in charge of regional administration and local governments, in the Cabinet named on January 4,2006.
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Mizengo Pinda was nominated as prime minister by President Jakaya Kikwete on February 8,2008, after the resignation of Edward Lowassa over allegations of corruption.
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Mizengo Pinda was confirmed nearly unanimously by the Tanzanian parliament on the same day, with 279 votes in favor, two opposed, and one spoiled vote.
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Amidst criticism and international concern about high levels of corruption in Tanzania, Mizengo Pinda declared his assets on January 14,2010.
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Mizengo Pinda said that he had "three small houses [and] no shares in any company", and that in his bank accounts he kept less than $20,000.
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Mizengo Pinda stated that his only car was "the one loaned to me as a Member of Parliament".
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On November 27,2014, Mizengo Pinda was pressured to resign over alleged fraudulent payments worth $120 million to an energy firm and top officials.
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Mizengo Pinda announced in July 2015 that he would not seek re-election as MP for Katavi.
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Mizengo Pinda is the current chancellor of the Open University of Tanzania since 2016, appointed by President John Magufuli.