The Minister for Works,
Transport and Communication, Prof. Makame Mbarawa has appointed Eng. George
Isai Sambali (51), Acting Director General
of Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA).
According to the Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, (Transport Sector),
Dr. Leornard Chamuliho, the appointment is effective 20th January,
2016.
Eng. Sambali takes over from the
late Eng. Suleiman S. Suleiman who passed away on 18th January, 2016
while doing swimming exercises at Ferry-Kigamboni area within the city of Dar
es Salaam.
Born in 1965 in Tabora region,
Eng. Sambali holds Masters Degree of Science in Transportation Engineering
(Transport and Road) from Netherlands that he attained in 2001 and BSc. Civil
Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) attained in 1995.
He has attended numerous local and
international trainings in civil aviation and in 2015 was awarded a Post-
Graduate Diploma in International Airports Professionals (AIP) under AMPAP
program in Canada.
Also he holds a Diploma in
Airport Engineering from Nanyang Technical University in Singapore and is a
graduate of Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP)
under ICAO and ACI. He also holds a Diploma in Airports Executive Leadership
from Concord University in Canada.
Eng. Sambali who was employed by
TAA in 2001 as a Manager - Design, Planning and Evaluation is registered with
several professional bodies including the Engineers Registration Board (ERB),
Institute of Engineers Tanzania (IET) and Forum for Rural Transport Development
(IFRTD).
In 2012 he was appointed Acting
Director of Engineering and Technical Services (DETS) and later from 2013 was
working as Advisor to the TAA Director General up to 2015 when he became Acting
Director of Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA), the post he held until
January 20, 2016 when appointed the Acting Director General of TAA.
Before joining TAA, Eng. Sambali
worked as a Research Fellow on urban transport at the University of Dar es
Salaam.
ISSUED BY THE LEGAL AND PUBLIC
RELATIONS UNIT (LPRU) – TAA
20th JANUARY, 2016
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