Mayor of Dar es Salaam


The position of Mayor is a political position elected by the Councillors, along with the Local Governments administrative of Dar es Salaam consisting of not less than 92 wards and is accountable for the Dar es Salaam City Council.
The current Mayor is Isaya Mwita Charles, who took up office on 16 March 2016. The position was held by the Lord mayor late Didas Masaburi who is no longer on this position for five years that is from 2010 to 2015. Isaya Mwita Charles succeeded him after winning the elections and is now the current Lord mayor. The Lord Mayor of Dar es Salaam is the Lord Mayor, Chairman of City Council of Dar es Salaam, first citizen and civic head of Dar es Salaam.
The appointment is made by the council every five years depending on calendar schedule given by the Ministry responsible for Local Government, at the same time appointing a Deputy Mayor, the city's other civic head assisting the Lord Mayor.
The Karimjee compound of Dar es Salaam, is the Lord Mayor's Office during his or her term in office.

List of Mayors

Below is a list of the seventeen mayors who held the terms in office from 1949 to the current mayor elected in 2016.
NoPortraitName of MayorStarting termEnding termNotes
1P Overett OBE1949-19501952First Mayor of Dar es Salaam
2Abdul Karim A J Karimjee1951, 1953-19541957mayor of the city
3T.W. Tyreel19551956
4S.D. Howarth19581958
5Manilal Mathuradas Dewani19591959Hindu business man
6Amir Abedi19601961The first African Mayor
7M Mfaume19621963The 2nd African Mayor
8R.O. Kirundu19641966
9O.O. Londo19671967
10A. Chambuso19671974
11Ramadhan Nyamka19781982
12Kitwana Kondo19831995
13Abuu h. Jumaa19962000
14Kleist Sykes20002005
15Adam Omary Kimbisa20062010
16Didas J. Masaburi20102015
17 Isaya Mwita Charles 20162020He is the Incumbent Lord Mayor