Vice President of Tanzania

Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania  (Swahili)
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Incumbent Mohamed Gharib Bilal since 6 November 2010
Style	His Excellency
Member of	Cabinet
Seat	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Term length	Five Years
Constituting instrument	1977 Constitution
Formation	1964
First holder	Abeid Karume
Succession	First
Salary	TSh 7 m (US$ 4,375) monthly
Website	www.vpo.go.tz

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Vice President of Tanzania is the second highest political position in Tanzania.

1964–1995

After the union between Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania had two vice presidents i.e. First and Second.

First Vice Presidents

Portrait	Name	Tenure	Served concurrently as
	Abeid Karume	1964–1972	President of Zanzibar
	Aboud Jumbe	1972–1984	President of Zanzibar
	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	1984–1985	President of Zanzibar
	Joseph Warioba	1985–1990	Prime Minister of Tanzania
	John Malecela	1990–1994	Prime Minister of Tanzania
	Cleopa Msuya	1994–1995	Prime Minister of Tanzania

Second Vice Presidents

Name	Tenure	Served concurrently as
Rashidi Kawawa	1964–1977	Prime Minister of Tanzania (1972–1977)
Idris Abdul Wakil	1985–1990	President of Zanzibar
Salmin Amour	1990–1995	President of Zanzibar

1995–present

Portrait	Name	Tenure
	Omar Ali Juma	1995–2001
	Ali Mohamed Shein	2001–2005
	Mohamed Gharib Bilal	2010–present