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Sewa Haji Paroo

Tanzanian philanthropist (1851–1897) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sewa Haji Paroo
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Sewa Haji Paroo (c. 1851 in Bagamoyo – 10 February 1897 in Zanzibar) was a businessman of Indian Ismaili origin. He was the main trader for the Sultan of Zanzibar. He also founded and financed the Sewa Haji Hospital in Dar es Salaam.

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Literature

  • Robert Gregory: The Rise and Fall of Philanthropy in East Africa. Transaction Publishers, 1991


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