Cleopa Msuya

Cleopa David Msuya
Prime Minister of Tanzania
In office
5 December 1994 – 27 November 1995
PresidentAli Hassan Mwinyi
Benjamin Mkapa
Preceded byJohn Malecela
Succeeded byFrederick Sumaye
In office
7 November 1980 – 23 February 1983
PresidentJulius Nyerere
Preceded byEdward Sokoine
Succeeded byEdward Sokoine
First Vice President of Tanzania
In office
9 November 1990 – 23 November 1995
PresidentAli Hassan Mwinyi
2nd Vice PresidentSalmin Amour
Preceded byJohn Malecela
Succeeded byOmar Ali Juma
(as sole Vice President)
3rd Minister of Finance
In office
1986–1989
Preceded byKighoma Malima
Succeeded bySteven Kibona
In office
1974–1975
Preceded byAmir H. Jamal
Succeeded byAmir H. Jamal
Personal details
Born(1931-01-04)4 January 1931
Chomvu, Northern Province, Tanganyika
Died7 May 2025(2025-05-07) (aged 94)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
Spouse(s)Rhoda Msuya (Deceased)

Cleopa David Msuya (4 January 1931 – 7 May 2025) was a Tanzanian politician. He was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 7 November 1980 to 24 February 1983 and again from 7 December 1994 to 28 November 1995.[1][2][3]

Msuya died from heart failure on 7 May 2025 at the age of 94, at a hospital in Dar es Salaam.[4][5]

Funeral

His State funeral will held in 1 June 2025

References

  1. Profile of Cleopa David Msuya
  2. Profile Archived 2005-09-08 at the Wayback Machine at tanemb.se.
  3. "Cleopa David Msuya: The man" Archived 2007-08-10 at Archive.today, ThisDay, May 31, 2006.
  4. "Tanzania's former Prime Minister Cleopa Msuya dies at 94". The Citizen. 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  5. "Former Prime Minister of Tanzania, Cleopa Msuya passes away at Mzena hospital in Dar-es-salaam". The Tanzania Times. 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-05-07.