 Surname: Nahodha
Other names: Shamsi Vuai
Date of birth: 20 Nov. 1962
Place of birth: Zanzibar
Marital Status: Married
Sex: Male
Nationality: Tanzanian
Constituency: Zanzibar West District.
Academic Qualification:
1969 - 1978 Primary and Junior Secondary education at Kiongoni school in Makunduchi, Zanzibar
1969 - 1979 Ordinary level education at Ben Bella secondary school
1980 - 1984 Certificate of languages at the institute of Kiswahili and foreign languages, Zanzibar.
Area of specialisation: English, French, Kiswahili, History and Education
1984 - 1987 BA Ed at the University of Dar es Salaam.
Area of specialisation: French, History, Psychology, Educational Counselling, Educational Administration and Management.
1995 - 1996 Post-Graduate Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy at the Centre for Foreign Relations in Dar es Salaam.
Area of specialisation: International Relations, Diplomacy, Interantional Law, Communication Skills, International Negotiation and Management of Conflict Resolution.
Professional Skills and Experience:
April - June 1984 Four months intensive French language course at the Centre of Language Training, Bujumbura University in the Central Republic of Burundi.
April - June 1986 Four months intensive French language course at the Centre of Language Training, Bujumbura University.
1988 - 1991 Producer Director of Educational Programmes at Television Zanzibar
Jan - May 1991 Certificate of General Programme production course at Radio Netherlands Training Centre.
1996 President of Students’ Government at the Centre for Foreign Relations, Dar es Salaam
1997 News-Editor and Public Relations Officer respectively at the Zanzibar Department of Information
1998 Equipment organiser for Zanzibar International Film Festival
1999 Pursuing LL.B Degree course at the open University of Tanzania
May, 1999 Member of the Steering Committee of the Pan African Women Conference on Peace and Non-violence responsible for publicity and conference equipment
July, 1999 Master of Ceremony during the award presentation ceremony to mark the closure of Zanzibar International Film festival in which the chief guest of honour was His Excellency, Dr. Salmin Amour, the President of Zanzibar.
May, 2000 Host to President Benjamin W. Mkapa when he visited Hasnu Makame CCM Zealot at Mwanakwerekwe, Zanzibar.
2000 - 2005 Elected member of the House of Representatives in Mwera
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Tanzania,
is a country on the east coast of east Africa. 
