Emmanuel Mwambulukutu

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Emmanuel Asajile Mwambulukutu (22 November 1944 - August 2017) was a Tanzanian politician and diplomat. He was Tanzania's ambassador to South Africa until 2007 when he and his family were brutally attacked.

Education[edit]

He received his BA Hons (Education) from University of Dar es Salaam in 1968, followed by B Phil (Economic Development) from University of Dar es Salaam in 1969. In 1982 he received his postgraduate degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA.

Prior to attending college, Mwambulukutu also attended: Mabonde Primary School (1957), Ndembela Middle School (1961), Mkwawa Secondary School (O' Levels) (1964), and Malangali High School (A' Levels) (1965).

Career[edit]

After serving as a civil servant for over ten years under the government of Julius Kambarage Nyerere (the first president of Tanzania), Ambassador Mwambulukutu was awarded a scholarship to undertake further postgraduate studies at Princeton University (1981–1982). He was also a Parvin Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, New Jersey, USA.[1]

Experience in civil service:

  • Teacher - A Levels, Shinyanga (Shycom) and Tabora Boys (1968–1970)
  • Academic Officer Headquarters, Ministry of Education, Dar es Salaam (1970–1971)
  • District Development Director (DDD), Same Kilimanjaro (1972–1975)
  • Director of Village Management Programme, Office of the Prime Minister Tanzania (1975–1976)
  • Director of Manpower and Administration, Office of the President, Tanzania (1976–1978)
  • Regional Development Director (RDD) Kigoma (1978–1981)
  • Regional Development Director (RDD) Arusha (1981–1984)
  • Regional Development Director (RDD) Ruvuma (1984–1985)
  • Chairman of Regional Trading Companies (RTC) for Kigoma, Arusha and Ruvuma (1978–1985)

Experience in politics:[1]

  • Deputy Minister, Local government, community development, cooperatives and marketing (1988–1990)
  • Deputy Minister, Regional Administration and Local government (1990–1993)
  • Deputy Minister, Land, housing and urban development (1993–1995)
  • Deputy Minister, Home affairs (1995–1997)

Experience within Tanganyika African National Union and Chama cha Mapinduzi:

  • Assistant Secretary, Political Education, TANU Headquarters, Lumumba, Dar es Salaam (1971–1972)
  • Member of Parliament (CCM), Rungwe (1985–1995); Rungwe East (1995–2000)
  • Member of the CCM National Executive Committee (NEC) (1997–2002)
  • UVCCM Commander, Rungwe District (1993–2000)

Experience in diplomacy and international affairs:

  • Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs and international cooperation (1991–1993)
  • Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs and international cooperation (1997–1999)
  • High Commissioner of Tanzania to South Africa (December 1999 - June 2008)

Ambassador Mwambulukutu in the media[edit]

On 29 or 30 December 2007, Emmanuel Mwambulukutu, at the time the Tanzanian ambassador to South Africa, was attacked and beaten unconscious by armed robbers at a dinner in Pretoria. Six other people with him, including his wife, were attacked and the assailants threatened to rape Mwambulukutu's daughter. After the attack, Mwambulukutu was reported to be in intensive care in stable condition at a hospital, though seriously injured.[2][3][4]

Following the attack that left him with severe injuries, in late January 2008 it was revealed in the Tanzania's media that Ambassador Mwambulukutuwas still in ICU but his life was out of danger.[5] According to reports in 2008 from various media in Tanzania, Ambassador Mwambulukutu was already back in Tanzania after his tenure as Tanzanian Ambassador to South Africa ended. It was then widely expected that Ambassador Mwambulukutu would be appointed to another important post in President Jakaya Kikwete's government based on good ties that the Ambassador has had with the country's top leadership since the era of Julius Nyerere.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b News 360 (15 August 2017). "Balozi Emmanuel Mwambulukutu Afariki Dunia". presstz.net (in Swahili). Retrieved 21 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "South Africa robbers attack envoy". BBC NEWS. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Tanzanian envoy attacked in SA". News24. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. ^ Khaleej Times https://web.archive.org/web/20120119000222/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data%2Ftheworld%2F2007%2FDecember%2Ftheworld_December936.xml&section=theworld&col=. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Guardian http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2008/01/05/105669.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Raiamwema.co.tz". Raia Mwema. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.

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