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Habib Gallus Kambanga | |
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 Kambanga in June 2024 | |
| Ambassador for The United Republic Of Tanzania | |
| Assumed office 23 June 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Samia Suluhu Hassan |
| President | Samia Suluhu Hassan |
| Prime Minister | Kassim Majaliwa |
| Deputy Director of Tanzania Intelligence and Security Service | |
| In office December 2023 – 23 June 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Samia Suluhu Hassan |
| President | Samia Suluhu Hassan |
| Prime Minister | Kassim Majaliwa |
| Vice President | Philip Mpango |
| Head of Regional Early Waring Center of the Southern African Development Community | |
| In office November 2014 – December 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Stergomena Tax |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1968 Tandahimba, Mtwara Tanzania |
| Citizenship | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
| Spouse | Francisca Alex Kambanga (m.1999) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Aberdeen (PostGraduate) Osmania University (Undergraduate) |
| Alma mater | Open University of Tanzania (Ph.D) |
Habib Gallus Kambanga (/hɑˈbiːb ˈɡæl.əs kæmˈbæŋ.ɡə/, Hah-beeb Gal-luhs Kam-bahn-gah; born 4 April 1968) is a Tanzanian politician who has been serving as an ambassador for The United Republic of Tanzania since 23rd June 2024[1] under the president of Tanzania, (he has yet been chosen a foreign embassy). Before being appointed as a new ambassador he was appointed as Deputy Director General of Tanzanian Intelligence and Security Service (TISS)[2]
Early Life and Education
[edit]Kambanga was born in Tanzania on 4 April 1968 in Mtwara Region to two agriculturalists. He completed
his secondary education in the year 1990.[3] The following year he went on to serve in the Tanzanian Military Service. He went on to achieve his Bachelor of Arts In Political Science at Osmania University in Hyberabad, India[4] from 1995-1998 .In 1999, he married to a Tanzanian Teacher and went on to have 4 children, (3 boys and 1 girl). He went on to complete his postgraduate degree on Strategic Studies at University of Aberdeen in Scotland[5] in the year 2004.
In 1998 to 1999, he was chosen as the team leader from Tanzanian Intelligence and Security Service to work on the Al-Qaeda terrorist bombings on the United States embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from August 1998 - May 1999.[3]
He has also pursed many different courses that are based on counter-terrorism. He was awarded certificate on Threat Analysis and Counter Surveillance in Virginia, USA. In the December of 2023, he graduated from the Open University Of Tanzania (OUT) with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Political Science[6]
Political Career
[edit]From the years of 1992 up to 2000, he worked at the Tanzanian Intelligence and Security Service (TISS) as a Desk officer/Analyst located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The following year he was promoted to become the Policy Analyst of TISS and for the next 5 years he worked as the Deputy head of Secretariat of the Directorate of Internal Operations of TISS.[3]
In the year of 2007, he and his family relocated to Gaborone, Botswana to work at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat at the newly established Regional Early Warning Center as their Senior Analyst of Political and Security Threats. for the next 7 years under the Executive Secretaries Tomaz Salomão (2007–2013) and Stergomena Tax (2013–2014) In 2014, He was appointed as the new head of the Regional Early Warning Center (REWC) of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) under Stergomena Tax (2014–2021) and Elias Mpedi Magosi (2021–2022)[7].
His work focused on enhancing economic cooperation, political stability, and social progress among member states. Dr. Kambanga's efforts were instrumental in advancing SADC's mission to promote sustainable and equitable economic growth and socio-economic development in the Southern African region.[9][10] In 2021, he had made various statements with the United Nations about political security with the Southern parts of Africa[11]
In 2023, he made the decision to leave the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to return back to his home country of Tanzania after serving almost 16 years in Botswana. When he returned, he was appointed by the President of The United Republic Of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan to become the Deputy Director General of Tanzanian Intelligence and Security Service (TISS)[2] in the December of 2023. Nearly 6 months later, on the 15th of June 2024, he was appointed to become an Ambassador of The United Republic Of Tanzania[12][13][14][15] . After 8 days, he was sworn in by President Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan on the Sunday of the 23rd of June 2024.[16]Until now, His Excellency Dr. Habib Kambanga has not yet been assigned to a foreign embassy until further notice.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Said, Mariam (2024-06-16). "Head of State makes new appointments". Daily News. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ a b "President Samia replaces head of Tanzania Spy Agency". The Citizen. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ a b c "SADC Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa commit to continued cooperation | SADC". www.sadc.int. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Welcome to Osmania University". www.osmania.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Notable Alumni | About | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Choo kikuu Huria, Open University Of Tanzania (23 November 2022). "Open University Of Tanzania; List of Graduates for the December 2023 graduation". Open University Of Tanzania.
- ^ "The Newly Appointed Regional Director of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Presented his Letters of Credence to SADC Executive Secretary | SADC". www.sadc.int. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Blog, Michuzi. "MASAUNI AFUNGUA MKUTANO WA SADC WA KUJADILI MASUALA YA USALAMA". MICHUZI BLOG. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "SADC Experts meet to draft a Regional Counter-Terrorism Strategy | SADC". www.sadc.int. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "COMESA, AU, SADC Engage Youth on Silencing the Guns – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)". Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "UNODC and South African Development Community Secretariat Address Growing Terrorism Threat Facing Southern Africa". United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Reporter, Daily News Reporter (16 June 2024). "Head of State makes new Appointments". Daily News Tanzania. p. 1. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Media, CloudsMedia (23 June 2024). "CloudsMedia". X. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tanzania President Appoints New Spy Chief Suleiman Abubakar Mombo - The Chanzo". 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ of Tanzania, The State House (5 July 2024). "GAZETI LA TAREHE 5 JULAI 2024" (PDF). Utumishi. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "President Samia replaces spy chief yet again as she readies for Tanzania election". The EastAfrican. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-12-20.