Mohamed Gharib Bilal (b. 1945) - Tanzanian scientist and politician, former chief minister of Zanzibar in 1995-2000 [1] and vice president of Tanzania in 2010-2015. By profession, a nuclear physicist, he served as permanent secretary at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education from 1990 to 1995.
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Biography
Scientific career
While studying at the Lumumba High School in Zanzibar, he received a scholarship to study physics and mathematics at Howard University in Washington. After graduating from it in 1967, he then received a master's degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969 and a doctorate in physics in 1976. Returning to Tanzania that same year, he began teaching physics at the University of Dar es Salaam . In 1983 he was elected head of the department of nuclear physics .
In 1988, he was appointed dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Dar es Salaam and remained in office until 1990, when he was appointed permanent secretary to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education. Among other things, he initiated the conduct of scientific camps for youth in Zanzibar.
Political career
In 1995, Muhammad Garib Bilal was appointed chief minister of the Zanzibar Revolutionary Government , holding this position until 2000.
Dr. Bilal also held various positions in the ruling socialist party Chama Cha Mapindusi , and since 1995 he has been a member of its Central Committee. From 2010 to 2015, he was Vice President of Tanzania under President Jakaya Kikvet .