She was educated at Lumumba Secondary School,[3] and attained her Diploma in Business Studies from Stamford College in Malaysia. She graduated from The Open University of Tanzania in 2009 with a master's degree in Business and also attained her MBA from Heriot-Watt University. As of January 2014, she is pursuing her PhD in business administration from The Open University of Tanzania.[4]
Political career
She was nominated as a Member of Parliament by President Kikwete in May 2012 and subsequently appointed the Deputy Minister of Finance. In January 2014, Salum succeeded William Mgimwa as the 14th Minister of Finance.