SOME HADHRAMI PERSONALITIES (PAST AND PRESENT) IN TANZANIA. PART II

Written byAbdallah Bin EifanJanuary 18th, 2013Leave a comment

SOME HADHRAMI PERSONALITIES (PAST & PRESENT) IN TANZANIA, PART II,  who contributed to their community and blended into local societies and made a difference. Unlike the First Generation, the Second Generation engaged not only in business – as their predecessors – but also in politics & religious activities. Most of this generation attained the basic secondary school education with only a few reaching the University level. However, it is in the Third Generation that we see many reaching the University level in various fields.

Second Generation (Born in Tanzania or arrived from Hadhramaut).  Compiled by Abdallah Bin Eifan, Salem Balleith & Dr. Fouad Hassa’n

Above: Mr. Mabrook Ayedh Bin Eifan with the late President Nyerere

The Second Generation:                         

NAME	LOCATION	ACTIVITIES
Mr. Mabrook Ayedh Bin     Eifan,	Dodoma	Businessman, Community Leader of  the Central Region since the late fifties. Consultant to the ruling party in the Central Region. Whenever the late President Nyerere visited Dodoma, he would be at the airport to greet him (as shown in the photo above). When then Tanganyika attained its independence, Mr. Mabrook was invited to the State House to greet President Nyerere (as seen in the photo above). Now in his eighties, the Mzee Mabrook is still active.
The late Mr. Saleh Abdallah Badhyab	Kimamba	Self-employed. Migrated to Aden in 1964 and then to Saudi Arabia. He passed away in Tanzania at the age of  75. Nicknamed: “Tatrawanu.”)
The late Mr. Saleh Ahmed Bin  Madhi	Dodoma	Migrated to Saudi Arabia in the early sixties. Worked as a Travel Agent. He retired and passed away in Tanzania in 2012 at age 77.  (Nicknamed: “cheers”)
The late Mr. Salaama         Ahmed Bin Abri	Iringa	Migrated from Tanzania to Saudi Arabia in the early sixties. Worked with Zahid Tractors, Jeddah. He retired and passed away in Tanzania.
The Lates Messrs. Mbarak & Salmin  Mohamed Bin Eifan	Kimamba	Migrated from Tanzania to Hadhramaut in 1964 and then to Saudi Arabia. Worked with Shobokshi Company and Gazzaz for perfumery in Jeddah, respectively.
The late Mr. Salim Saleh   Awadh Balhaboo	Kimamba       Morogoro	Livestock dealer.
Mr. Ghalib Omar    Ahmed Aubathani	Morogoro	Self-employed.
The late Mr. Ali S. Faraj Bin Najjar	Mdaula	Restaurateur, (Nicknamed “Ali Mbuzi”)
The late Mr. Fuad Salim Bin Thabit	Msowero,      Jeddah	Merchant.
The late Mr. Ali Mohamed Bin Eifan	Kimamba,	Migrated to Hadhramaut and to Aden in 1965 and then to Jeddah in 1967. He then moved to London in 1977, then back to Tanzania & then to Cairo where he passed away in 2010 at the age of 63.
The late Mr. Saleh Barawas Al-kathiri Mohammad Mbarak Nahdi	D’Salaam Morogoro	Restaurateur, businessman. He passed away in South Africa. Studied in the U.K. Worked with the Saudi Airlines in Jeddah for many years then returned to Tanzania to run his family sugarcane plantations and businesses.
Sheikh Aref Mbarak Al-Nahdi	Morogoro	Founder, Trustee & Chairman of the Islamic Foundation, Morogoro. 1 Owns Radio Imaan fm. which is broadcasting from Morogoro as well as TV Imaan.                                                                 2.Built and run over 400 mosques                           3.Taking care of more than 300 Orphans.          4. Built & Run 7 schools                               5.Ma’ahad al Imaan                                                 6. Dug over 700 water well                            7.Built & run 2 Dispensaries. Below: Sheikh Aref is seen with the Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete.

Sheikh Said Ahmed Bin Abri

Iringa

Founder and Chairman of Dhi Nureyn Islamic Foundation, Iringa. 1 Owns Radio Qiblatein fm which is broadcasting from Iringa. Participating actively in the  TV Africa.                                              2.Built and run mosques & orphanages.      3.Built & run schools & hospitals.           4.Housing widows & elders                             5.Dug water wells, Distributing ‘iftaar’ in Ramadhan to thousands of people.   6.Translating Islamic books into Kiswahili        7. Appointed by the Islamic Development  Bank, Jeddah, as the official distributor of  ‘Hajj Adh’hiya meat’  in Tanzania (See also photos below.)

                    Sheikh Said Ahmed Bin Abri is seen above greeting the Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Abdallah Al-Saud (son of the Saudi King Abdallah) when he last visited Tanzania. Seated in the middle is the ex-president of Tanzania Al-Hajj Ali Hassan Mwinyi.

                           Prince AbdulAziz Bin Abdallah Al-Saud and Sheikh Said Bin Abri. 

                            The late Dr. Omar Juma (Tanzania’s First Vice President) and Sh. Said Bin Abri

                  Tanzanian president Kikwete and Sheikh Said Bin Abri.

Sheikh Said Salim Awadh Bakhressa	Zanzibar, D’Salaam	AZAM – Grain milling, corporate finance, passenger sea transportation, plastic packaging, marketing, polypropylene bags, other branches of engineering field, food industry, drinking water, etc. Sh. Said is the founding father and the Chairman of the Bakhressa Group Of Companies. A well known businessman.(Supposed to be the wealthiest Hadhrami in Tanzania).
Mr. Abdallah Munif Bin Kleb	D’Salaam	Among the wealthiest Hadhramis in TZ.  Owns petrol stations in Tanzania & Malawi. Owns Camel Oil, transport, etc.
Sh. Saleh Salim Bathawab	D’Salaam, Aden, Nairobi, Arusha.	Industrialist and businessman. Owns a large modern poultry farm in Arusha. Also owns factories in Yemen. (Among the wealthiest Hadhramis from TZ).
Mr. Muhammad Salim Bathawab	D’Salaam, Aden, Jeddah	Businessman, Ex-Director of the then Al-Ahgaaf Company, Jeddah.
The late Mr. Saleh Awadh Gafzan	Kimamba, Magole	Merchant & Floor-milling
Mr. Ali Saleh Balhaboo	Kimamba, D’Salaam	Owns petrol stations & plastic factory as well as cashew nuts farm & livestock.
Dr. Muhammad Abdallah Saqqaf	D’Salaam	Medical Practitioner (ex-Makerere University)

Dr  Amer Ali Bin Zoo	D’Salaam	Medical Practitioner
Mr. Salim Abdallah Al Kithiry	Shinyanga	General Trading
Mr. Abdallah Abeid  Dhiyebi	Mwanza.	Owns a bakery & a laundry, Muslim activist.
Abdallah T.Bin Huweil	Iringa	Commercial Transporter
Mr.Omar Islam Bin Eifan	Morogoro	General Merchant
Mr Abdallah Islam Eifan	D’Salaam	Cargo Transporter
Sayyid Mohammed Alwy Al Shatry	D’Salaam	Restaurateur & Travel Agent.

Mr. Abdulaziz Mohammed Hass’an	D’Salaam	Goldsmith & general trading
Mr Idha Awad Bin Kleib	D’Salaam	Flour Mills, Petrol Stations & transport
Mr. Ahmed Bin Taher	D’Salaam, Jeddah	Salesman in TZ. Migrated to Saudi Arabia in the early seventies. (Nicknamed “Ahmed Pepsi.”)
The late Mr. Salim Bin Taher	Mombasa, D’Salaam	Salesman in TZ. Livestock Dealer and meat supplier. (Nicknamed “Salim Sunlight”).
Mr. Ali Ahmed Said Balhaboo	D’Salaam	Manager of the petroleum section of Abood Company.
The late Mr. Yahya Bin Husun Al-Kathiri	D’Salaam	Merchant, Manzese, D’Salaam. (nicknamed: “Bin Kuddeh.”)

The late Mr.Said Karama	Dodoma	Secondary School Teacher
Mr. Ahmed O. Bawazir	Kimamba, Morogoro	Employee. He also assists in da’awa activites.
Mr. Ahmed O.Aubathani	Morogoro	Ex-Restaurateur. Now merchant.
Mr. Saleh A. Lahmadi,	D’Salaam, Jeddah	Self-Employed
Mr. Saleh Gas’aan Aubathani,	Tanga, Jeddah, D’Salaam	Worked with the British Bank, Jeddah, then returned to Tanzania. Dealer in spare parts.
Mr. Aref Ahmed Ergan	Morogoro	Self employed after returning from Abu Dhabi.

Mr. Salem Balleith	Jeddah, Mwanza	Chartered Certified Accountant (UK), Ex-Chief Financial Officer  SEDCO. Previously, Acting Senior Vice President of the Financial Investments Group. Also held Senior management positions with the Savola Group of Companies as Head of Internal Audit, and GM Special Projects. Ex-president of the Tanzanians in Saudi Arabia. Now semi-retired in TZ.
Mr. Abdallah Bin Eifan	Mukalla, Aden, Romania, Jeddah	Swahili Poet since 1963. Ex-Member of the Tanzania Poets’Association (now known asUKUTA – Usanifu wa Kiswahili na Ushairi Tanzania). Left Tanzania in 1965 and now living in Jeddah since 1971. Still writing Swahili poems for Swahili website: www.alhidaaya.comand to Radio Imaan, Morogoro.
Mr. Abdallah Tamimi	Mwanza, Sana’a	Deputy General Manager, Yemen General Insurance Company, he migrated from Tanzania to Yemen several decades ago.
Mr. Ahmed Tamimi	Bangkok, Jeddah.	Worked in Bangkok, Thailand for several years then returned to Jeddah where he worked for FINE tissues company.
Mr. Ali Tamimi	Jeddah, D’Salaam	Worked in Jeddah for many years then moved to Tanzania.
Mr. Mohamed Mabrook Bin Terba’an	D’Salaam	Self-employed.

Mr.Thabit Omar Mbarak Bin Kleb & brothers Khalid, Said.	MorogoroD’Salaam	Transporters and employees
Mr. Muhammad Mbarak Bin Maksoor and brothers	D’Salaam	Joint-venture with Msajili wa Majumba (building constructions), as well as dealers in hardware & electronics.
Mr. Abdallah Bin Faris	Jeddah	Official in the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Jeddah
Mr. Omar Bin Faris	Jeddah	Worked with Bin Bishir (BB). Now self-employed.
Mr. Ahmed Salim Bahashwan & Brothers	D’Salaam	Own more than 5 petrol stations.
Mr. Idha Bin Said Aubathani	Tanga	Building Contractor & Muslim Activist (Founder of Ansaar el-Sunna organization).

Sheikh Salim A. Barahiyaan	Tanga	Muslim activist. LLB Shariah, (Pakistan) LLM Shariah & Law (Saudi Arabia).
Sayyid Abdulqader Al-Ahdal	D’Salaam	Muslim activist. Chairman of Al-Hikmah Center for memorizing the holy Qura’an.
Mr. Mohammed Saleh Bin Kleb	D’Salaam	Commercial Transporter. (nicknamed Abu Siggir).
Mr. Aidh Salmin Bin Nhed	D’Salaam	Commercial Transporter.
Salim Saleh Bin Ishaq	Mikumi, Jeddah	Migrated to Saudi Arabia where he became its citizen. Self-employed.
Mr.Mohammed Abdallah Bin Eshag	D’Salaam	Passengers’ transporters

Mr. Saleh Abdallah Al-Jabri	Dodoma, Abu Dhabi	Migrated to Abu Dhabi many years ago where he became its citizen. Now retired.
MR. Muhammad Bin Mkhashin	Jeddah	Working with Al-Quraishi company for many years.
Mr. Said Baawazir	D’Salaam	Representing W.A.M.Y. (World Assembly of Muslim Youth) in Tanzania. Translating Arabic Islamic books into Kiswahili. Owns a Bookshop selling only Islamic books. Also distributor of chiks for Bathawab Poultry of Arusha.
Mr. Muhammad Baawazir	U.K.	Migrated from TZ. To UK. where he works in a Post Office. He also runs a Madrasa where he teaches Islamic studies. Webmaster of the Swahili Islamic website:www.alhidaaya.com
Lady T. Alhamed	D’Salaam, Canada, AbuDhabi	She is among the first people (who migrated to Canada) to open Islamic Madrassa there teaching Islamic studies. She is now busy translating the holy Qur’an into Kiswahili. She is the founder and owner of the Swahili Islamic website:www.alhidaaya.com .
Mr. Abdurrahman Ibrahim Bubseith	Iringa	Employee and Muslim activist.

Mr. Abdurrahman Bin Omar Bubseith	Jeddah	Sales Manager – Mitsubishi vehicles
Mr. Adel Abdallah Al Dhiebi	D’Salaam	Roads Contractor
Mr.Badr Jaafar Al Kithiri	D’Salaam	Migrated from Somalia to Tanzania. Roads  Contractor and  Agent for Yemenia  Airways.
Mr. Mohamed Islam Saedi & brothers.	Kilosa,   Morogoro.	Passengers transporters, wholesalers, own petrol stations, farmers.
Mr Ghanim Mbarak Bin Nhed	Jeddah	Works with Bin Laden Co.

Mr.Faisal Khamis Lardhi & brothers	D’Salaam	General trading.
Mr. Mohsin Saleh Bin Nhed	Morogoro	Owns River View hotel, farmer and general trading.
Mr. Mohamed Saleh Awadh Balhaboo	Morogoro	Owns petrol stations, businessman.
The Late Mr. Abdallah Bin Islam Bin Badar Muhammad	Jeddah	Worked with AL-MISBAHI in the catering section at King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah. He passed away in Ethiopia of a heart attack. (Well known by the name of “Abdallah  Nahdi.”

Below: Hon. Mr. AbdulAziz Abood MP. (dressed in green)

Hon.AbdulAziz  Abood	Morogoro	Elected Member of Parliament, Member of the National Executive Council (NEC) In thephoto above, he is seen (dressed in green) surrounded by his supporters.
Hon. Hashim Saqqaf	Dodoma	Elected Member of Parliament
Hon. Ahmed Shibibi	Gairo	Elected Member of Parliament
Hon.Abdulsalaam Sleiman Bin Amer	Mikumi	Elected Member of Parliament. Farmer.
Khalid Suleiman Bin Amer & brothers:	Morogoro, D’Salaam	Transporters, merchants, own Gas factory.
Mr. Fauzi M. Abood	Morogoro	Executive Chairman of the holding company: Mohamed Abood & Sons Ltd. Owners of the soap, oil & canvas factories. Passenger and cargo transporters. TV & Radio, Merchants: Retailers and wholesalers, Dairy farming.(Among the wealthy Hadhramis in TZ)
Mr. Talal M. Abood	Morogoro	Bushman Hunting Safaris Limited Managing Director and CEO. He is a licensed Professional Hunter and a Life Member of Safari Club International. Owns and operates his own hunting concessions located in prime hunting areas in Tanzania.