Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's husband dies

ByAlfred Lasteck, BBC Africa and Hafsa Khalil.

Key points

• In his announcement, Ndejembi remarked Ameir died at 08: 00 local time (06: 00 GMT) on Monday at the Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital.
• The husband of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar.
• Their daughter, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, is additionally a politician who at present serves in Zanzibar's House of Representatives in the National Assembly.
• Vice-president Deogratius Ndejembi – who created the official announcement of Ameir's death – stated he had been suffering from a heart condition.
• The vice-president led tributes as he conveyed his condolences to President Hassan, Ameir's family and friends.

Meanwhile, the husband of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar.

Ndejembi continued that funeral arrangements are under way in Kizimkazi, a village on the country's semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar.

Ameir was an agricultural academic who largely kept a low public profile. He became Tanzania's first First Gentleman after President Hassan took office in 2021.

Meanwhile, the vice-president led tributes as he conveyed his condolences to President Hassan, Ameir's family and friends.

Kenyan President William Ruto remarked he received the news of his passing with "deep sorrow".

"President Samia has lost a lifelong companion, her children a beloved father, and Tanzania a distinguished son, " he wrote on social media.

For context, the First Gentleman rarely appeared in public alongside the president. He was only occasionally seen with her at official events.

He married Hassan in 1978, before she entered national politics. The couple had four children – three sons and a daughter – together.

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