Al Noor Kassum

Al Noor Kassum (11 January 1924 – 18 November 2021) was a Tanzanian politician.

Honourable Al Noor Kassum
Member of the Tanzanian Parliament
Personal details
Born	Noordin Kassum (1924-01-11)11 January 1924 Tanganyika
Died	18 November 2021(2021-11-18) (aged 97) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Other political affiliations	TANU
Spouse	Yasmin (1983–2021)
Children	3
Positions	Chancellor, SUA[1] Chancellor, MUCCoBS[2]
Notable work(s)	Africa's Winds of Change: Memoirs of an International Tanzanian
Nickname	Nick

Biography

He was educated in Tanganyika and the United Kingdom, where he was called to the Bar at the Inns of Court in London, Al Noor Kassum was a prominent figure in Tanzanian politics and the Ismaili Muslim community after the country's independence. He held several ministerial positions within the Tanzanian government and was also the East African Community's Minister of Finance and Administration. He held senior positions in UNESCO and at the UN Headquarters in New York. Also he was the 2nd Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Morogoro Tanzania.^[3]

Kassum died in Dar es Salaam on 18 November 2021, at the age of 97.^[4]