Anna Abdallah

Anna Margareth Abdallah (born July 26 1940) is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania.

Education

Abdallah received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Missouri Sociology College in the United States in 1963. In 1967 she received a Diploma in Home Economics from the University of London in the United Kingdom. [cite web
title =Members Profile >> MP CV
publisher =Parliament of Tanzania website
url =http://www.parliament.go.tz/bunge/Mp_Cv3.asp?PTerm=2005-2010&fpkey=29&vusername=GUEST%22)
accessdate =2007-08-04 ]

Career

Abdallah is a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party. A qualified nurse, [cite news
title =Ex-minister stays tight-lipped over AIDS drug controversy
publisher =This Day
date =2007-03-08
url =http://www.thisday.co.tz/News/1545.html
accessdate =2007-08-04 ] she was the Minister of Health for Tanzania. [cite web
title =Welcome Note by Minister of Health
publisher =United States Embassy in Tanzania
date =2005-10-10
url =http://tanzania.usembassy.gov/sp_10102005b.html
accessdate =2007-08-04 ] [cite web
title =ABBOTT TANZANIA RIBBON-CUTTING
publisher =PR Newswire at Forbes.com
date =2007-06-28
url =http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2007/06/28/prnewswire200706281823PR_NEWS_B_MAT_NY_NYPHOT6.html
accessdate =2007-08-04 ] Other government posts she has held include Minister for Public Works, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, and Minister for Local Government, Community Development, Co-operatives and Marketing.cite web
last =O'Neil
first =Maureen
title = Diseases Without Borders: An Economic Struggle?
publisher =International Development Research Centre
year =2003
url =http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-31855-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
accessdate =2007-08-04 ] She has served as National Chairperson of the Union of Tanzanian Women since 1994. In 1995, she was awarded the Order of the United Republic of Tanzania.

References

External links

* [http://www.parliament.go.tz/bunge/bunge.asp Parliament of Tanzania] website