Abdulrahman Kinana

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Abdulrahman Kinana
Chama Cha Mapinduzi Secretary General
In office November 2012 – May 2018
Chairman	John Magufuli
Preceded by	Wilson Mukama
1st Speaker of the EALA
In office November 2001 – 2006
Succeeded by	Abdirahim Abdi
Personal details
Born	October 1951 Arusha
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM

Abdulrahman Omari Kinana is a Tanzanian politician who served as the first Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006.^[1] He has been secretary-general of Chama Cha Mapinduzi, the ruling party, since 2012.

Background:

Kinana served in the Tanzanian Armed Forces for 20 years before retiring as a colonel in 1992. He has also served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence. He was a member of the Tanzanian Parliament for Arusha constituency for 10 years. Kinana's father moved to Tanzania when he was a child and hails from Somali Sheekhaal clan.

References[]

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External links[]

• Keynote address by Kinana at Carleton University on YouTube

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