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Amir Abedi

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Amir Abedi
Born1924
Died1964
Nationality Tanzanian
Known forFirst African mayor of Dar es Salaam

Sheikh K. A. Amir Abedi (1924–1964) was the first African mayor of Dar es Salaam.

He served as a Minister of Justice and as Minister of Education and Culture, as well as led the Tanganyikan delegation to the Eighteenth Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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Abedi was also a skilled and prominent poet of the Swahili language[1] and also a strong promoter of the Swahili language.[2] He died of food poisoning in 1964 at the age of 40.[3]

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