 From 6 November 2000 he was Member of the House of Representatives at Mkanyageni Constituency in Zanzibar before being appointed to be a Minister of State, President's Office, Constitution and Good Governance in Zanzibar on 22 November 2000 and later on Vice President of Tanzania July 2001.1966 – Member of the Afro-Shirazi Party Youth League- A.S.P.Y.L.Jan.