Asha-Rose Migiro

Quick Facts

Full Name	Asha-Rose Migiro
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 9, 1956(1956-07-09)
Age	68
Birthplace	Songea
Country	Tanzania
Horoscope	Leo

Asha-Rose Migiro Biography

Asha-Rose Migiro is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 9, 1956 in Songea, Tanzania. Asha-Rose Mtengeti Migiro (born 9 July 1956) is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat who was the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2012. She was appointed as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa on 13 July 2012.

Migiro was appointed to the post of United Nations Deputy Secretary-General by Ban Ki-moon, the new United Nations Secretary-General from South Korea, on 5 January 2007. According to Ban, “She is a highly respected leader who has championed the cause of developing countries over the years…” He also said that “Through her distinguished service in diverse areas, she has displayed outstanding management skills with wide experience and expertise in socio- economic affairs and development issues.” According to The New York Times, this was a fulfilment of his promise to pick a woman from the developing world for the post of Deputy Secretary-General. The UN News Centre noted that Migiro and Ban had worked together while they were foreign ministers of their respective countries. She was formally appointed and assumed office on 1 February 2007.

During her time at the United Nations, Migiro was also a member of the Commission on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa which was set up by the Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark and held meetings between April and October 2008. In September 2009, she travelled to Rome and had a meeting with Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini and Pope Benedict XVI to discuss violence against women. United Nations representatives were reportedly preparing to finalise an initiative aimed at stopping the genital mutilation of women and genocide.

Migiro served as Deputy Secretary-General until June 2012.

Migiro served as a ward member of Chama Cha Mapinduzi from 1994 to 2000, and as a member of a Regional Executive Council from 2000 to 2005. From 2000 to 2006, she was the Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children’s Affairs. She became the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on 4 January 2006, when the previous foreign minister, Jakaya Kikwete, who had been elected President, appointed his new cabinet. She was the first woman in that position since the independence of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Asha-Rose Migiro Net Worth

Asha-Rose Migiro is one of the richest Politician from Tanzania. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Asha-Rose Migiro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born at Songea in Ruvuma Region, Migiro commenced her education at Mnazi Mmoja Primary School in 1963. She later moved on to Korogwe Primary School, Weruweru Secondary School, and, finally, Korogwe Secondary School, where she graduated high school in 1975.

She obtained her LL.B and LL.M from the University of Dar es Salaam and her PhD in 1992 from the University of Konstanz in Germany. Before entering politics, she was a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). She headed the Department of Constitution and Administrative Law from 1992 to 1994 and the Department of Civil and Criminal Law from 1994 to 1997.

Serving as foreign minister, Migiro accompanied the former president of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, during a tour of his country’s new consulate in Tanzania and inspected a Tanzanian hospital. According to United States officials, Condoleezza Rice, the American Secretary of State, is “personally acquainted” with her. Kikwete appointed Bernard Membe to succeed Migiro as foreign minister in January 2007.

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Who is Asha-Rose Migiro Dating?

According to our records, Asha-Rose Migiro married to Cleophas Migiro. As of December 1, 2023, Asha-Rose Migiro’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Asha-Rose Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Tanzania. Asha-Rose Migiro celebrates birthday on July 9 of every year.