Ministry of Finance. David Mathayo David: A member of Parliament for the Same West constituency since 2005. He also served as the Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Development. Sophia Mjema: The current Shinyanga Regional Commissioner (RC) and the former District Commissioner (DC) for Ilala and Arusha. Ombeni Sefue: A former Chief Secretary to the President of Tanzania; A former Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations. Anne Malecela: A former member of Parliament for the Same East constituency (2005-2015), Deputy Minister of Education, and Regional Commissioner for the Shinyanga Region (2016). Anna Senkoro: The late member of the Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo (PPT-Maendeleo), who became the first woman in Tanzanian history to run for president. Academics Damari Namdori Sefue (née Kangalu): the first Tanganyikan (now Tanzania Mainland) woman to qualify as a teacher in 1931. Joyce Msuya: A microbiologist and environmental scientist who serves as the United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator. Previously served as the deputy executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at the level of assistant secretary-general. Elitabu Keto Mshigeni (Prof): A pioneer of botany research in Tanzania. He served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research at the University of Namibia, Director of UNDP's Regional Africa-wide Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI) Project, and Vice Chancellor at Hubert Kairuki Memorial University. Alfeo M. Nikundiwe (Prof): A distinguished researcher in Zoology and former Head of Department: Zoology and Wildlife Conservation at the University of Dar es Salaam. Also notably the first Principal of University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS) in Dar es Salaam. Flower Ezekiel Msuya (Dr): A pioneer in seaweed farming, integrated aquaculture in Tanzania, and founder and chairperson of the Zanzibar Seaweed Cluster Initiative (ZaSCI). Godwin Mjema (Prof): Director of the Economic Research Bureau (Department of Economics) at the University of Dar es Salaam and a retired Rector of The Institute of Finance Management (IFM). Also appointed as a board chair for UTT Microfinance. John S. Mshana (Prof). Vice Rector for Academics at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Rwanda. A former Chief Administrative Officer of the University of Dar es Salaam, Principal of the University College of Lands and Architectural Studies, Director of the Institute of Production Innovation and Head of the department of Mechanical Engineering. Amini Aza Mturi: One of the founding fathers of archaeology in Tanzania, and in whose