- Source: Zakia Meghji
Zakia Hamdani Meghji (born 31 December 1946) is a Tanzanian politician who served as the first female Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008. She was the first woman to hold this post.
She also served as a Tourism minister, still the longest serving Tourism Minister in the country, who brought many positive changes in the Ministry.
Career
From 1997 to 2005 she's Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism. She's the Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008.