Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar.
Editor: Khalil Ibrahim Yaro
Tanzania’s Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi announced his death, saying Hassan had been suffering from a heart condition. Funeral arrangements are reportedly underway in Kizimkazi, Zanzibar. Hassan, an agricultural academic, largely maintained a low public profile and became Tanzania’s first First Gentleman when President Hassan assumed office in 2021.
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