Mayor of Dar es Salaam
Introduction The position of Mayor is a political position elected by the Councillors, along with the Local Governments administrative of Dar es Salaam consisting of not less than 92 wards and is accountable for the Dar es Salaam City Council. The current Mayor is Isaya Mwita Charles, who took up office on 16 March 2016.The position was held by the Lord mayor late Didas Masaburi who is no longer on this position for five years that is from 2010 to 2015.Isaya Mwita Charles succeeded him after winning the elections and is now the current Lord mayor. The '''Lord Mayor of Dar es Salaam''' is the Lord Mayor, Chairman of City Council of Dar es Salaam, first citizen and civic head of Dar es Salaam. The appointment is made by the council every five years depending on calendar schedule given by the Ministry responsible for Local Government , at the same time appointing a Deputy Mayor , the city's other civic head assisting the Lord Mayor. The Karimjee compound of Dar es Salaam, is the Lord Mayor's Office during his or her term in office.
List of mayors Below is a list of the seventeen mayors who held the terms in office from 1949 to the current mayor elected in 2016.+List of mayors of Dar es Salaam NoPortrait Name of MayorStarting termEnding termNotes1P Overett OBE  1949-1950 1952First Mayor of Dar es Salaam2Abdul Karim A J Karimjee 1951, 1953-1954 1957 mayor of the city3 T.W. Tyreel 1955 19564 S.D. Howarth 195819585 Manilal Mathuradas Dewani 19591959Hindu business man6 Amir Abedi19601961The first African Mayor 7M Mfaume  19621963The 2nd African Mayor8 R.O. Kirundu 196419669 O.O. Londo   1967196710A. Chambuso 1967197411 Ramadhan Nyamka 1978198212 Kitwana Kondo  1983199513Abuu h. Jumaa   1996200014Kleist Sykes  2000200515Adam Omary Kimbisa 2006201016Didas J. Masaburi2010201517200px Isaya Mwita Charles 20162020He is the Incumbent Lord Mayor
References
External links *  Dar es Salaam City Council website