Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has passed away
He d!ed on Monday while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar.
The d.eath of Tanzania’s First Gentleman was officially announced by Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi, according to the BBC.
Ndejembi said Ameir had been suffering from a heart condition and d!ed at 8 am local time on Monday at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar.
The Vice-President added that funeral arrangements were underway in Kizimkazi, a village on Zanzibar.
Ameir, an agricultural academic, largely kept a low public profile and rarely appeared alongside his wife at official events.
He became Tanzania’s first First Gentleman after Samia became president in March 2021.
The couple married in 1978, before Samia entered national politics, and had four children — three sons and a daughter. Their daughter, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, is a politician and serves in Zanzibar’s House of Representatives.
Kenyan President William Ruto expressed his condolences to Samia in a message posted on his X account on Monday.
Ruto said: “I have received with deep sorrow the news of the passing of Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Her Excellency Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania,”
He added, “President Samia has lost a lifelong companion, her children a beloved father, and Tanzania a distinguished son,”
Ruto also said: “Kenya stands with our Tanzanian brothers and sisters in this moment of grief.
“May Almighty God comfort President Samia and her family, give them strength through this difficult time, and grant Hafidh Ameir Hassan eternal rest.”
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RIP to the dead