Tanzania’s Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Dr Augustine Mahiga has died at the age of 74, the Presidency announced on Friday.
Mahiga was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital in the capital Dodoma after he fell ill at his home, President John Magufuli said in a statement.
In his condolence message, President Magufuli eulogised him as a hardworking diplomat who represented Tanzania on the international front with great determination.
Mahiga was a career diplomat who previously served as Tanzania’s deputy head of domestic intelligence before he became the country’s permanent representative at the United Nations.
He also served as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia.
After his retirement, he joined the race for the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential nomination ticket in 2015, which he lost to Dr Magufuli.
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