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He also was chairman of the ruling party, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from 1990 to 1996.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"8 May 1925","date":"1925-05-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Unguja","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7332301"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"29 February 2024","date":"2024-02-29"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Dar es Salaam","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1960"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Tanzania","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"minister","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83307"},{"text":"ambassador","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121998"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Party of the Revolution","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652091"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"The Open University of Tanzania","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7755195"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Siti Mwinyi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16873143"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Tanzania (5 November 1985 – 23 November 1995)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7241291","start":"1985-11-05","end":"1995-11-23"},{"text":"President of Zanzibar (30 January 1984 – 24 October 1985)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3503632","start":"1984-01-30","end":"1985-10-24"},{"text":"Vice President of Tanzania (30 January 1984 – 5 November 1985)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19057636","start":"1984-01-30","end":"1985-11-05"},{"text":"president","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1255921"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15279680","date":"1995"},{"text":"King Faisal Prize in Service to Islam","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33112157","date":"2022-01-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Hassan_Mwinyi","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361581"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Ali Hassan Mwinyi born?","a":"Ali Hassan Mwinyi was born on 8 May 1925 in Unguja."},{"q":"What positions has Ali Hassan Mwinyi held?","a":"Positions held by Ali Hassan Mwinyi include: President of Tanzania (1985–1995); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ali Hassan Mwinyi 2.jpg — Apollo Temu, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Ali Hassan Mwinyi\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ali-hassan-mwinyi. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T09:05:03Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ali-hassan-mwinyi","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ali-hassan-mwinyi","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/ali-hassan-mwinyi?lang=ne"}}