Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, died Monday while undergoing treatment for a heart condition in a hospital in Zanzibar. Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi announced his death and expressed condolences to the family. The couple had four children together, including three sons and a daughter who is a lawmaker. The death occurred during President Hassan's second term, which she won with 97% of the vote in a disputed election in 2025.
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Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, died on Monday while undergoing treatment for a heart condition at a hospital in Zanzibar, a semiautonomous archipelago that is part of Tanzania. He was 54 years old and had been receiving treatment for his condition. His death was announced by Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi, who expressed condolences to the family. Arrangements are being made for his burial in Zanzibar, where he will be laid to rest alongside his family's ancestors. Hassan became Tanzania's first gentleman in 2021 when his wife took office as the country's first female president after the death of President John Magufuli. His passing was met with condolences from neighboring countries, including a message of sorrow from Kenyan President William Ruto, who described Hassan as a "distinguished son" to Tanzania. The couple had four children, including three sons and a daughter who is a lawmaker.
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The husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan died Monday while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Zanzibar, the country’s vice president said.
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Hafidh Ameir Hassan became Tanzania’s first gentleman in 2021, when his wife took office as the country’s first female president following the death of President John Magufuli.
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Hassan had been receiving treatment for a heart condition.
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Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi announced Hassan’s death and expressed his condolences to the family.
He said arrangements were being made for his burial in the family’s native Zanzibar, a semiautonomous archipelago that is part of Tanzania.
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President Hassan is serving a second term after winning a disputed election in 2025 with more than 97% of the vote.
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Candidates from the two main opposition parties were barred from running.
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The couple had four children: three sons and a daughter who is a lawmaker.
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Kenyan President William Ruto expressed sorrow on behalf of his government and people.
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“President Samia has lost a lifelong companion, her children a beloved father, and Tanzania a distinguished son,” he wrote.
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Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye also sent condolences to President Hassan and the people of Tanzania.
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The husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan died Monday while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Zanzibar, the country’s vice president said.
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President Hassan is serving a second term after winning a disputed election in 2025 with more than 97% of the vote.
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President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris deliver remarks to the press at the top of their meeting in her ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus on Friday, April 15, 2022, in Washington, DC.
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