Ali Mohamed Shein

Ali Mohamed Shein (born 13 March 1948) was the 7th President of Zanzibar,^[1] from 2010 to 2020. He was previously Vice President of Tanzania from 2001 to 2010. Shein is originally from the island of Pemba, and he is a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. He is a medical doctor by profession.

Ali Mohamed Shein
7th President of Zanzibar
In office 3 November 2010 – 3 November 2020
Vice Presidents	Seif Sharif Hamad (First) Seif Ali lddi (Second)
Preceded by	Amani Abeid Karume
Succeeded by	Hussein Mwinyi
8th Vice President of Tanzania
In office 13 July 2001 – 3 November 2010
President	Benjamin Mkapa Jakaya Kikwete
Preceded by	Omar Ali Juma
Succeeded by	Mohamed Gharib Bilal
Personal details
Born	(1948-03-13) 13 March 1948 (age 77) Chokocho, Pemba, Zanzibar
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Spouse	Mwanamwema Shein
Residence	Zanzibar State House (former)
Education	Lumumba Secondary School
Alma mater	Odesa University (MSc) Newcastle University Medical School (PhD)
Profession	Medical doctor
Website	www.ikuluzanzibar.go.tz

Political career

Shein was appointed by the President of Zanzibar to be a Member of the House of Representatives on 29 October 1995. He was then appointed Deputy Minister of Health on 12 November 1995. From 6 November 2000, he was a Member of the House of Representatives at Mkanyageni Constituency in Zanzibar before being appointed to be a Minister of State, President's Office, Constitution, and Good Governance in Zanzibar on 22 November 2000, and Vice President of Tanzania in July 2001.^[2]

Shein has been nominated by the ruling party CCM on 9 July 2010 as a presidential candidate for CCM in Zanzibar. Shein got 117 votes while Bilali and Shamsi Vuai Nahodha got 54 and 33 respectively and was elected a new president of Zanzibar and the only one from Pemba Island by 50.1% on 31 October 2010.^[3]

Honours and awards

Honorary degrees

• College of Pathologists of East, Central and Southern Africa (COPECSA), September 2014^[4][5]