Unguja. Zanzibar President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi has appointed Ms Mansura Mossi Kassim as Secretary of the Revolutionary Council and Chief Secretary of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGZ).
Before her appointment, Ms Kassim was Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President responsible for Constitution, Legal Affairs, Public Service, and Good Governance.
A press statement issued on Monday, June 22, 2026, and signed by Acting Chief Secretary, Mr Saleh Juma Mussa, the appointment takes immediate effect.
“The Chief Secretary will be sworn in on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 10:00 am at the State House in Zanzibar,” reads part of the press statement.
Ms Kassim replaces former Chief Secretary Zena Said, who was appointed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan as Tanzania’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
