DR. ALI MOHAMMED SHEIN APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT

The President of the United Republic of Tanzania appointed Dr. Ali Mohammed Shein to be the Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Dr. Shein was sworn in by the Chief Justice at 3.00 p.m.(13/07/2001) at the Parliament Grounds, Dodoma.

CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Dr. ALI MOHAMMED SHEIN
Born 13/03/1948, Chokocho, Pemba, Zanzibar
Married with children

Education:
1956 – 1964 : Primary education at Lumumba College, Zanzibar. GCE “O” Level
1969 – 1970 : Preparatory Faculty, Voronezh State University, USSR; “A” Level

High Education
1970 – 1975 Undergraduate Course at Odessa State University, USSR
1984 – 1988 M. Sc. in Medical Biochemistry at the Medical School University of
Newcastle Upontyne England, U.K.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) inClinical Biochemistry and Metabolic Medicine,
specializing in “Inborn Errors of Metabolism”.

Others
1981 : Blood Transfusion Services and Operation of Blood Bank, Stockholm, Sweden

1994 : A course in Management and Situation Leadership, Dar es Salaam

1995 : Planning for HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries; University of East Anglia,
Norwich, U.K.
 
 
 

Work Experience
May 1969 – September 1969: Clerk at the Ministry of Education and Assistant to the
Deputy Principal Secretary, Education.

1976 – 1984 – Head of the Department of Diagnosis and the Department of Pathology,
Ministry of Health

1989 – 1991 – Specialist in Diagnosis and Head of the Department of Pathology,
Ministry of Health
 

Nov. 1991 – July 1995 – Programme Manager, AIDS Prevention Project, Ministry of
Health, and Advisor to the Ministry on Laboratory Services and Diagnosis.

29 October 1995 : Appointed by the President of Zanzibar to be Member of the House of
Representatives

12 November 1995 – Deputy Minister Ministry of Health

6 November 2000 – Member of the House of Representatives, Mkanyageni Constituency

22 November 2000 – Minister of State, President’s Office, Constitution and Good Governance

Political Career
1966 - Member of Afro Shiraz Party Youth League- A.S.P.Y.L.

Jan. – Dec. 1969 – Publicity Secretary, A.S.P.Y.L., Lumumba College

1968 – A.S.P.Y.L. Secretary, Zanzibar Secondary School.

1969 – Member of the Afro Shiraz Party

13 June 1977 to date – Member of Chama.Cha.Mapinduzi.(CCM)

2 September 1977 – Member of the National Executive Committee of C.C.M., Pemba
South Region.

27 September 1997 – Member of The National Executive Committee of Chama
.Cha.Mapinduzi

Organisations and Committees

1990 – 1994 - Member of WHO Committee of Experts, Africa Region.
 
 

1990 – 1995 – Member of the Academic Council of the Muhimbili University College of
Health Sciences

1990 – 1995 – Member of the Advisory Committee of the Tanzania Commission for
Science and Technology

1990 – 1995 – Secretary to the Research Council, Ministry of Health
 
 

1989 – 1995 – Member of several committees in the Ministry of Health and others in
Zanzibar

Membership in Professional Associations
1985 – 1995 – Member of the Association of Clinical Biochemists of U.K.

1992 to present – Member of the Association of Clinical Pathologists for Eastern,
Southern and Central Africa(APESCA).

1992 – 1995 – member of the Association of Clinical Pathologists of Tanzania

1987 – 1992 – Member of International Association of Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Research Articles in Journals and Presentations at Various Fora

Short Communication/Posters - Total 29
Full Papers - Total 3
Thesis - Total 2; M.Sc.and Ph.D.

Participation in Meetings and Seminars
-Participated and presented papers in 12 foreign countries
- Appointed to be rappoteur at various international seminars
- Zanzibar Government Delegations to the World Health Assembly Geneva 1997 and 1999; and to the Family Planning Project in Indonesia in 1997.
- Has presented papers and chaired many meetings and seminars in Tanzania

Countries Visited
1969 to present – Has toured 19 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa

Hobbies
Athletics, football, reading books and newspapers.