Nazir Karamagi

Nazir Mustafa Karamagi (born December 13, 1953) is a Tanzanian politician and a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania, representing Bukoba Vijijini constituency.^[1]

Karamagi has been a member of the National Executive Council of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) since 2002.^[1] He was appointed Minister of Industry, Trade and Marketing in the Cabinet named on January 4, 2006.^[2] He was then moved to the position of Minister of Energy and Minerals on October 15, 2006,^[3] remaining in the latter post until he resigned on February 7, 2008 after being implicated in a scandal regarding a government contract to supply emergency power. His resignation came shortly after Prime Minister Edward Lowassa resigned for the same reason.^[4]

According to Karamagi, he took over the Ministry of Energy and Minerals six months after the government had signed the aforementioned contract, which Karamagi said was a deal made in good faith and intended to provide more energy for the country.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} CV at Parliament website.
2. ^ Hassan Muhiddin, "JK’s beefed up team", Guardian (IPP Media), January 5, 2006.
3. ^ "Kikwete reshuffles Cabinet", Guardian (IPP Media), October 16, 2006.
4. ^ ^{a b} "...as Karamagi, Msabaha follow suit", Guardian (IPP Media), February 8, 2008.

• Parliament of Tanzania website

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Name	Karamagi, Nazir
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