Rostam Aziz
| Rostam Aziz | |
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| رستم عزیز | |
| Member of Parliament for Igunga |
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| In office 1994 – 13 July 2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Dalaly Kafumu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1964 (age 59–60)[1] |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Ethnicity | Baloch[2] |
Rostam Abdulrasul Aziz is a Tanzanian politician, businessman and entrepreneur. According to Forbes magazine, he was reportedly the first Tanzanian billionaire in 2013 with an estimated net worth of US$1 billion.[3]
He represented the Igunga constituency in Tabora Region from 1993 until his resignation in 2011.[4] Every household in his constituency was provided with health insurance from the Community Health Fund.[5]
Background
The Aziz’s are a fifth generation Tanzanian family of Iranian ancestry. [6] They settled in Tanganika after transiting in Zanzibar, circa 1850. The family initially began farming sisal, rice and sugar cane.
Overview
The Aziz family is one of the wealthiest families in East Africa. Their investments range from telecommunications, agriculture, media, mining, and ports facilities.
The Aziz Group holdings include:
- Shareholding in Vodacom Tanzania, the leading mobile telephone network in the country, a subsidiary of Vodafone.[7]
- Caspian Limited, the largest contract mining company in Tanzania. Mining contractor to DeBeers, Barrick Gold and others.
- Ownership of the port of Dar es Salaam, in partnership with Hutchison Wampoa
- Wembere Hunting Safaris Limited
- Africa Tanneries Limited
- Tanzania Leather Industries Limited
- Various newspapers, radio and television stations
See also
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