Habib Kambanga

Tanzanian Ambassador

His Excellency

Habib Gallus Kambanga

Kambanga in 2017 during a SADC workshop on counter-terrorism in Tanzania

Deputy Director of Tanzania Intelligence and Security Service
In office
December 2023 – 23 June 2024
Appointed by| Samia Suluhu Hassan
President| Samia Suluhu Hassan
Prime Minister| Kassim Majaliwa
Vice President| Philip Mpango
Head of Regional Early Waring Center of the Southern African Development Community
In office
November 2014 – December 2023
Appointed by| Stergomena Tax
Personal details
Born|  (1968-04-04) 4 April 1968 (age 56)
Tandahimba, Mtwara
Tanzania
Political party| CCM
Spouse| Francisca Alex Kambanga (m.1999)
Children| 4
Education| University of Aberdeen (PostGraduate)
Osmania University (Undergraduate)
Open University of Tanzania (Ph.D)

Habib Gallus Kambanga (/hɑˈbiːb ˈɡæl.əs kæmˈbæŋ.ɡə/, Hah-beeb Gal-luhs Kam-bahn-gah; born 4 April 1968) is a Tanzanian politician who has been serving as an ambassador for The United Republic of Tanzania since 23rd June 2024.[1] Before being appointed as a new ambassador, he was the Deputy Director General of Tanzanian Intelligence and Security Service (TISS).[2]

## Biography

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### Early Life and education

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Kambanga was born in Tanzania on 4 April 1968 in Mtwara Region to two agriculturalists. He completed his secondary education in 1990.[3] The following year he went on to serve in the Tanzanian Military Service. He went on to achieve his Bachelor of Arts In Political Science at Osmania University in Hyberabad, India from 1995-1998.[4] He went on to complete his postgraduate degree on Strategic Studies at University of Aberdeen in Scotland in 2004.[5]

Kambanga has also pursed many different courses that are based on counter-terrorism. He was awarded certificate on Threat Analysis and Counter Surveillance in Virginia, USA. In the December of 2023, he graduated from the Open University Of Tanzania (OUT) with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Political Science.[6]

### Career

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From the years of 1992 up to 2000, Kambanga worked at the Tanzanian Intelligence and Security Service (TISS) as a Desk officer/Analyst located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The following year he was promoted to become the Policy Analyst of TISS and for the next 5 years he worked as the Deputy head of Secretariat of the Directorate of Internal Operations of TISS.[3] In 1998 to 1999, Kambanga was chosen as the team leader from Tanzanian Intelligence and Security Service to work on the Al-Qaeda terrorist bombings on the United States embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from August 1998 - May 1999.[3]

In 2007, Kambanga and his family relocated to Gaborone, Botswana to work at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat at the newly established Regional Early Warning Center as their Senior Analyst of Political and Security Threats. For the next 7 years under the Executive Secretaries Tomaz Salomão (2007–2013) and Stergomena Tax (2013–2014) In 2014, He was appointed as the new head of the Regional Early Warning Center (REWC) of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) under Stergomena Tax (2014–2021) and Elias Mpedi Magosi (2021–2022).[7]

In 2021, he had made various statements with the SADC[8][9] and United Nations about political security with the Southern parts of Africa.[10]

In 2023, Kambanga made the decision to leave the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to return back to Tanzania after serving almost 16 years in Botswana. When he returned, he was appointed by the President Samia Suluhu Hassan to become the Deputy Director General of Tanzanian Intelligence and Security Service (TISS)[2] in the December of 2023. On 15 June 2024, he was appointed to become an Ambassador.[11][12][13][14] After 8 days, he was sworn in by Samia Suluhu Hassan on 23 June 2024.[15]

### Personal life

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In 1999, Kambanga married to a Tanzanian teacher and went on to have 4 children, 3 boys and 1 girl.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Said, Mariam (2024-06-16). "Head of State makes new appointments". Daily News. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
2. ^ a b "President Samia replaces head of Tanzania Spy Agency". The Citizen. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
3. ^ a b c "SADC Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa commit to continued cooperation | SADC". www.sadc.int. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
4. ^ "Welcome to Osmania University". www.osmania.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
5. ^ a b "Notable Alumni | About | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
6. ^ Choo kikuu Huria, Open University Of Tanzania (23 November 2022). "Open University Of Tanzania; List of Graduates for the December 2023 graduation". Open University Of Tanzania.
7. ^ "The Newly Appointed Regional Director of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Presented his Letters of Credence to SADC Executive Secretary | SADC". www.sadc.int. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
8. ^ "SADC Experts meet to draft a Regional Counter-Terrorism Strategy | SADC". www.sadc.int. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
9. ^ "COMESA, AU, SADC Engage Youth on Silencing the Guns – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)". Retrieved 2024-12-20.
10. ^ "UNODC and South African Development Community Secretariat Address Growing Terrorism Threat Facing Southern Africa". United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
11. ^ Reporter, Daily News Reporter (16 June 2024). "Head of State makes new Appointments". Daily News Tanzania. p. 1. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
12. ^ Media, CloudsMedia (23 June 2024). "CloudsMedia". X. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
13. ^ "Tanzania President Appoints New Spy Chief Suleiman Abubakar Mombo - The Chanzo". 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
14. ^ of Tanzania, The State House (5 July 2024). "GAZETI LA TAREHE 5 JULAI 2024" (PDF). Utumishi. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
15. ^ "President Samia replaces spy chief yet again as she readies for Tanzania election". The EastAfrican. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

## External links

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* The website of the Tanzanian State House