Salum Khalfani Bar'wani
Salum Khalfani Bar'wani is a Tanzanian politician. He was elected to the National Assembly of Tanzania (Template:Lang-sw) on 2 November 2010 from the district of Lindi Urban in the far south-east, and is the first albino to be elected to the Bunge in the country's history[1][2] (the first to sit in the legislature was a woman, Al-Shymaa Kway-Geer, who appointed to the Bunge by the President, two years earlier).[1]
Bar'wani is a member of the Civic United Front party. Upon his election, Bar'wani stated:[1]
"I am so touched that this is the first time in the electoral history of this country for an albino to be elected by the people in a popular contest to be their representative in parliament – and not through sympathy votes or decisions."
Tanzania is a country noted both for a high incidence of albinism, and persecution of people with albinism, especially by a cult of witchdoctors with considerable influence and power in rural areas.
References
- ^ a b c "Tanzanians elect first albino to parliament". BBC News. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Tanzania Elects First Albino MP". The World Post. The Huffington Post and Berggruen Institute. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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