Amir Abedi

Sheikh K. A. Amir Abedi (1924–1964) was the first African mayor of Dar es Salaam.

He served as a Minister of Justice and as Minister of Education and Culture, as well as led the Tanganyikan delegation to the Eighteenth Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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Abedi was also a skilled and prominent poet of the Swahili language^[1] and also a strong promoter of the Swahili language.^[2] He died of food poisoning in 1964 at the age of 40.^[3]

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[1] The Anglo-African Commonwealth: Political Friction and Cultural Fusion By Ali A. Mazrui p.127

[2] State Ideology and Language in Tanzania By Jan Blommaert p.56-57

[3] Tanzania: Party Transformation and Economic Development By Henry Bienen p.164

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