Indians in Tanzania
Watanzania wenye asili ya Kihindi (Swahili) | |||||||||||||
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Total population | |||||||||||||
c. 60,000 (2015)[1][a] | |||||||||||||
Regions with significant populations | |||||||||||||
Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar | |||||||||||||
Languages | |||||||||||||
Gujarati, Kutchi, Kiswahili, English | |||||||||||||
Religion | |||||||||||||
Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism | |||||||||||||
Related ethnic groups | |||||||||||||
PIO, NRI and Desi | |||||||||||||
a.^ includes about 10,000 expatriates |
There are currently over 50,000 people of Indian origin in Tanzania. Many of them are traders and they control a sizeable portion of the Tanzanian economy. Indians have a long history in Tanzania starting with the arrival of Gujarati traders in the 19th century. They came to gradually control the trade in Zanzibar. Many of the buildings constructed then still remain in Stone Town, the focal trading point on the island.
History
Post independence, the leadership of Julius Nyerere ensured peaceful transition and equal representation for all Tanzanian people, thus escaping the conflicted path taken by Kenya and Uganda.
Still some Indians migrated overseas to the United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Some have achieved great prominence, most notably the late Freddie Mercury (born Farouk Bulsara into the Parsi community of Stone Town, who reached fame as the lead singer of the rock group Queen).
Notable people
- Amir H. Jamal, former Minister of Finance
- Al Noor Kassum, former Energy Minister
- Andy Chande, businessman and philanthropist
- Mustafa Jaffer Sabodo, economist and philanthropist
- Shamim Khan, former Member of Parliament
- Mohammed Dewji, Member of Parliament (2005–2015)
- Ismail Jussa, opposition poitician
- Mohamed Raza, Member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives
- Issa G. Shivji, author and academic
- Abdul Sheriff, historian
- Richa Adhia, Miss Tanzania 2007
- Mustafa Hassanali, fashion designer
- Ally Rehmtullah, fashion designer
- Ammaar Ghadiyali, 2012 Olympic swimmer
Gallery
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Julius Nyerere with Amir Jamal (r)
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St. John Ambulance Brigade parade
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The Hassanali Karimjee Jivanjee Hospital, Zanzibar
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The former Ithnashiri Dispensary, Zanzibar
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Bharmal Building, currently used as a municipal building
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A colonial era building with the Om symbol (1930)
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Morogoro Jamatkhana
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Shakti Temple, Zanzibar
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Swaminarayan Temple
See also
References
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