Amb. Amina Salum Ali

PERSONAL INFORMATIONS

Date of Birth: 24 October 1956
Place of Birth: Zanzibar
Citizenship: Tanzanian
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married

EDUCATION

1983: University of Helsinki, Finland – Diploma in Trade and Export Marketing
1981: University of Pune (India) (Symbiosis College of Management) – MBA in Marketing. Institute of Management Pune, India – Diploma in Financial Management, Operation Research.
1979 : University of Delhi (India) – B.A Economics

CAREER SUMMARY

Amina Salum Ali; has over thirty years of uninterrupted Managerial Function in Finance and Economics affairs that includes Ministerial and Ambassadorial positions, with the United Republic of Tanzania and Zanzibar Governments, and the African Union.

African Union (AU), Permanent Representative to the United States, October 2006 to date – My responsibilities include; Advising the AU Commission on the issues of the Americas that are of interest to Africa. Follow up African Development Interests and those of the NEPAD in the America; Promoting USA, Diaspora and BWIs Investments and Finance in Africa.

United Republic of Tanzania – Zanzibar, 2001 – 2005 Member of Planning Commission, Responsible for approving the Governments Long-term plans and Annual plans and authorizing the Government to table the Budget in the House of Representatives for discussion and approval.
United Republic of Tanzania—Zanzibar, Minister of State, Chief Minister’s office, 2005 – 2006; In charge of the Election Commission, House of Representatives, and coordinating home affairs issues with the Union Government; and social programmes for poverty reduction and economic empowerement
United Republic of Tanzania—Zanzibar, Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance, 1990 – 2000: Responsible for fiscal and monetary policies and overall economic policy formulation and implementation; including budget preparation and execution, formulation of policy, management and expenditure control.
United Republic of Tanzania—Union Government, Minister of State – Ministry of Finance, 1989 – 1990; Responsible for negotiation of rescheduling of Tanzanians’ external debt with the non-Paris club members and promoting bilateral relations with partners and bilateral countries in the Joint Commissions.
United Republic of Tanzania—Union Government, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1986-1989; in charge of International and Regional Cooperation.

United Republic of Tanzania—Union Government, Deputy Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance, 1985 – 1986; in charge of the portfolio of Finance and revenue management .
United Republic of Tanzania—Zanzibar, Planning Commission, Senior Economist, 1984 – 1985; in charge of Bilateral and Multilateral economic cooperation.

United Republic of Tanzania—Zanzibar, Ministry of Trade, Director of Foreign Trade, 1981 – 1984; in charge of promoting foreign trade and export promotion.
Experience Record:
At the African Union (AU), Permanent Representative to the United States, Washington D.C., October 2006 to present
Key roles / Responsibilities:
To represent the AU Commission to the US Authorities, and to advise the commission on the emerging issues in the Americas. To monitor political and economic development of concerns to Africa and to follow up on issues pertaining to NEPAD and other AU Commission key strategic policies.
To develop, maintain and consolidate constructive and productive institutional relationships between the African Union and the Government of the USA, Congress, the Breton Woods Institutions, non-governmental and academic organizations engaged in African issues and policy, and Africans in the Diaspora.
To coordinate African positions with the African group of Ambassadors and to member countries in their relationships with the Americas.
To promote Africa’s interests in the Americas, a positive image of Africa and also to create American popular opinion about Africa, and AU key issues of concerns.
To promote USA and Diaspora investments into Africa; and have, to that end, produced on an annual basis an investment and partnership guide for these constituencies.
Partnered with the World Bank in developing programmes to support refugees and internally replaced persons in conflict areas and other fragile states; and regional projects.
As part of the AU mandate, supported the peace process and related negotiations between the Government of Sudan and South Sudan; but also in relation to the ongoing discussion on the distribution of external debt obligations and debt relief between the two governments.
To counter media distortions of emerging developments and events in Africa, and to mobilize resources in support of African Union programmes.
United Republic of Tanzania—Zanzibar, Member of the Planning Commission, 2001-2005.
Key roles/Responsibilities:
The Planning Commission is the final authority in approving the government long-term plans and annual plans and authorizes the government to table the budget in the House of Representative for discussion and approval.
United Republic of Tanzania—Zanzibar, Minister of State, Chief Minister’s office, 2005 – 2006
Key roles / Responsibilities:
In charge of Governance issues including the Electoral Commission, House of Representatives, and coordinating home affairs issues with the Union Government including police and immigration; Zanzibar Government policies for the people with disabilities, programmes on HIV-Aids and the Zanzibar Aids Commission, and the Zanzibar disaster management and relief programmes. Promoting initiative on income generation and peoples’ economic empowerment policies and programmes, in charge of the Social Adjustment and Empowerment programmes funded by the World Bank and other development partners; and coordinating policy follow-up, monitoring and evaluation among government ministries and local governments.
United Republic of Tanzania—Zanzibar, Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance, 1990 – 2000
Key roles / Responsibilities:
Responsible for Zanzibar’s fiscal and monetary policies including overall economic policy formulation, implementation, budget preparation and execution, formulation of effective revenue policy, management and expenditure control.
Promotion of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) to Zanzibar by preparing attractive incentive package and an effective promotion campaign to attract investors. Overseeing Government budgetary performance and supervise the performance of the financial Institutions.
Responsible for resource mobilization by engaging financial institution like AfDB, SAUDI FUND, OPEC FUND, KUWAIT FUND, ABUDHABI FUND AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS in Africa and other countries.
Part of the Tanzanian Government team on the fiscal reforms with the WB/IMF; led the negotiations with the WB/IMF on the structural adjustment policy for Tanzania and for Zanzibar.
United Republic of Tanzania—Union Government, Minister of State – Ministry of Finance, 1989 – 1990
Key roles / Responsibilities:
Responsible for negotiations for the rescheduling of Tanzanian’s external bilateral debts with the non Paris-club members (bilateral debts), and promote bilateral relations with partners and bilateral countries in the Joint Commissions.
Chairperson and Head of the delegation for the Joint commission meetings with countries in Asia e.g. China, Malaysia, Korea Singapore, Thailand and India, Latin America e.g. Guyana, Cuba etc Africa e.g. Egypt, Algeria, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Uganda, etc, Middle East Iran, UAE, Iraq etc. Europe Bulgaria, Former Yugoslavia, Russia.
Responsible for coordinating the Government’s programmes under the Regional Economic Communities such as COMESA, SADC, EA COMMUNITY, KAGERA BASIN ORGANISATION, etc.
United Republic of Tanzania—Union Government, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1986-1989
Key roles / Responsibilities:
Cabinet-level Minister responsible for International and Regional Cooperation, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Group of 77, South-South Cooperation, Bilateral and Multilateral cooperation with the above mentioned institutions and friendly countries and international partners.
Participated in OAU and UN Sessions –Participated in all OAU and UN meetings that deals with Economic and development issues e.g. ECA, ECOSOC at the UN and MULPOC Meetings at the ECA.
Lead the Joint Commission Meetings as Chairperson with a number of countries both in the Far East, Middle East, Europe and Africa including China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Guyana, Cuba, Angola, etc.
Focal point for ECA OAU Economic Issues UN ECOSOC meetings, the Small-Islands conferences, and specific meetings like MULPOC etc.
1987: Chairperson – Council of Ministers PTA (COMESA), Preferential
Trade Area in Eastern and Southern Africa the meeting converged into a SUMMIT of Head of State and Government in Tanzania.
Key roles / Responsibilities:
Guide the meetings of the Council of Ministers of COMESA in preparation for the Summit of Heads of State and Government.
1988: Chairperson – Council of Ministers of Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). The Summit was held in Tanzania.

Key roles/Responsibility:
Guide the meetings of the Council of Ministers of COMESA in reparation for the Summit of Heads of State and Government.

United Republic of Tanzania—Union Government, Deputy Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance, 1985 – 1986; with the portfolio of Economic Affairs and Planning.
Key roles / Responsibilities:
Coordinate Government revenue collection and expenditure management and advisor to the Minister of Finance on the respective policy frameworks.
United Republic of Tanzania—Zanzibar, Planning Commission, Senior Economist, 1984 – 1985
Key roles / Responsibilities:
In charge of Bilateral and Multilateral Relations, Coordinate bilateral and multilateral relations between Zanzibar Government and Development partners, donor community and international organization; e.g. UNDP, UNICEF, ILO, FAO, WFP, UNESCO, WHO, USAID, EU,WB.IMF,JAICA UK,SIDA ,CIDA , BADEA, OPEC FUND, SAUDI FUND, GTZ, ABUDHABI FUND KUWAIT FUND and others.
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA—ZANZIBAR, MINISTRY OF TRADE, Director of Foreign Trade, 1981 – 1984
Key roles / Responsibilities:
In charge of foreign trade promotion, coordinate research for new markets and new export products.
1982: Secretary, Zanzibar Board of Trade for Government Procurement

Key roles / responsibilities:
Secretary to the tender board and export promotion committee responsible for setting the price for exports commodities like cloves and spices, and authorize export from Government Export Trading Company.

1981: Assistant Director, Department of Macro Planning – Ministry of State Planning.

Key roles and Responsibilities:
Senior economist with the Planning Commission for Zanzibar in charge of macroeconomics, preparation of annual consultation meetings between the stake holders in the government and peoples committees representing various communities.
Other Responsibilities:
Engage in the political activities in Tanzania. Member of the Polit bureau of the ruling party in Tanzania among the highest ranking Women Representative in the Ruling party. Deputy Chairperson for the Women branch (affiliation) of the Ruling party with a member ship of 4.5 million women in Tanzania.
2008: Member of the Play Pump International.
2004 to 2005 Member of Eminent Women Panel to Mainstream Women development Activities in Islamic Development Bank (JEDDAH).
2004-2006: Trustee Zanzibar NGO’S Clusters – ZANGOC A network of NGO’S that deals with HIV AIDS issues.
2003-2004: Member of the Board of External Trade Ministry of Trade and industry – United Republic of Tanzania.
2002 -2005: Member of Mzumbe University Council.
2003 – 2008: Patron Zanzibar women welfare trust (ZAWOTE).

2003 -2005: Member of Zanzibar Education Fund. Ministry of Education Zanzibar Revolutionary Government
1990-2006: Member of the House of Representative Zanzibar.
From April 1996 – 1999: Member of the Board Uhuru and Mzalendo Newspaper
1992 –2007 Vice Chairperson of Tanzania Women Organization.
1992 to date: Chairperson of Catalyst Organization for Women Progress in Zanzibar (COWPZ) – Non – governmental Organization.
1990 – 2006: Member of Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Patron for Zanzibar Urban district for Tanzania Youth organization

Membership to Professional Associations:
Working with the Marketing association and National Association for Accountants.

Language:
English and Swahili Excellent and Fluent both in Writing as well Speaking