Anna Abdallah
Anna Margareth Abdallah (born July 26, 1940) is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania.
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[edit] Education
Abdallah received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Missouri Sociology College in the United States in 1963. In 1967 she received a Diploma in Home Economics from the University of London in the United Kingdom.[1]
[edit] Career
Abdallah is a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party. A qualified nurse,[2] she was the Minister of Health for Tanzania.[3][4] Other government posts she has held include Minister for Public Works, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, and Minister for Local Government, Community Development, Co-operatives and Marketing.[5] She has served as National Chairperson of the Union of Tanzanian Women since 1994.[5] In 1995, she was awarded the Order of the United Republic of Tanzania.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Members Profile >> MP CV". Parliament of Tanzania website. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20071203031506/http://www.parliament.go.tz/bunge/Mp_Cv3.asp?PTerm=2005-2010&fpkey=29&vusername=GUEST%22). Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Ex-minister stays tight-lipped over AIDS drug controversy". This Day. 2007-03-08. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928002457/http://www.thisday.co.tz/News/1545.html. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Welcome Note by Minister of Health". United States Embassy in Tanzania. 2005-10-10. http://tanzania.usembassy.gov/sp_10102005b.html. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "ABBOTT TANZANIA RIBBON-CUTTING". PR Newswire at Forbes.com. 2007-06-28. http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2007/06/28/prnewswire200706281823PR_NEWS_B_MAT_NY_NYPHOT6.html. Retrieved 2007-08-04.[dead link]
- ^ a b c O'Neil, Maureen (2003). "Diseases Without Borders: An Economic Struggle?". International Development Research Centre. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070517150214/http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-31855-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
[edit] External links
- Parliament of Tanzania website
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