Samia Suluhu Hassan: Head of state, Tanzania
Samia Suluhu Hassan is the head of state of Tanzania, listed by the United Nations as “President of the United Republic of Tanzania”.
Posts held
- President of the United Republic of Tanzania (head of state), Tanzania. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
Where Samia Suluhu Hassan sits in the ladder of power
As head of state, Samia Suluhu Hassan works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Tanzania (regions, cities).
Above that, Tanzania is a member of:
- African Union level 7
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in Tanzania
- Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania
- Mahmoud Thabit Kombo Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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