Salmin Amour

Honorable Salmin Amour
سلمين عمور
5th President of Zanzibar
In office 25 October 1990 – 8 November 2000
Preceded by	Idris Abdul Wakil
Succeeded by	Amani Abeid Karume
Second Vice President of Tanzania
In office 9 November 1990 – 23 November 1995
President	Ali Hassan Mwinyi
1st Vice President	John Malecela Cleopa Msuya
Preceded by	Ali Hassan Mwinyi
Succeeded by	Omar Ali Juma (as sole Vice President)
Personal details
Born	1942 (age 81–82) Mkwajuni, Zanzibar
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	TANU Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Spouse	Bi. Azza
Children	12
Residence	Zanzibar State House (former)
Alma mater	Leipzig University Parteihochschule Karl Marx
Occupation	Civil Servant
Profession	Politician

Salmin Amour (born 1942) is a Tanzanian politician who served as President of Zanzibar from 25 October 1990 to 8 November 2000. He was elected in 1990 as the sole candidate and received 98 percent of the votes.[1] In Tanzania's first multi-party elections in 1995, Amour was accused of rigging the Zanzibari presidential election by opposition leader Seif Shariff Hamad.[2]

References

1. Kalley, Jacqueline Audrey; Schoeman, Elna; Andor, Lydia Eve (1999). Southern African political history: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 631. ISBN 0-313-30247-2.
2. Saleh, Ally (24 October 2000), "Zanzibar braces for trouble", BBC News, BBC, retrieved 15 June 2010