Omar Said Shaaban
TanzaniapoliticianMale5.8Global Dominance: 0.00%Omar Said Shaaban serves as Zanzibar’s Minister of Trade and Industry Development, emphasizing the critical need to resolve sea transport challenges to ensure the country’s industrial growth and facilitate the import and export of goods essential for economic stability.
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Omar Said Shaaban serves as the ACT-Wazalendo Attorney General.
Ten bigwigs to shoulder fate of Zanzibar’s Government of National UnityTanzania· 2026-09-14
Omar Said Shaaban was appointed as a new member of the House of Representatives and serves as ACT Wazalendo’s Attorney General.
Mwinyi appoints ACT Wazalendo members to House of RepresentativesTanzania· 2026-09-14
Omar Said Shaaban is a member of the committee formed for political reconciliation.
Zanzibar takes new step towards political reconciliation, Mwinyi and Othman set the directionTanzania· 2026-09-14
Omar Said Shaaban is the Attorney General of ACT Wazalendo and a committee member.
A ten-member committee takes charge of Zanzibar unity government talksTanzania· 2026-09-14
Omar Said Shaaban was one of the appellants challenging the dismissal of the election petitions.
Zanzibar Court dismisses election petitions due to flawed affidavitsTanzania· 2026-09-10
Mr Omar, who is also among the candidates and represents some of the election cases, said the matter was not over.
Zanzibar High Court dismisses bid to halt destruction of election documentsTanzania· 2026-02-13
Advocate Omar Said Shaaban represented the applicants during the hearing.
Tanzania’s opposition hits another snag as 14 Zanzibar election cases dismissedTanzania· 2026-01-29
Advocate Omar Said Shaaban led the lawyers representing the former ACT-Wazalendo parliamentary candidates.
Legal battle over Zanzibar High Court’s authority in parliamentary petitionsTanzania· 2026-01-14
Omar Said Shaaban is the lead counsel for ACT-Wazalendo who spoke to journalists after the adjournment.
Hearing of ACT Pemba election petitions now adjourned to Dec 23Tanzania· 2025-12-17
Omar Said Shaaban is the Chief Legal Counsel for ACT Wazalendo and commented on the proceedings after the session.
15 ACT Wazalendo poll petitions mentioned at Zanzibar High CourtTanzania· 2025-12-10
Omar Said Shaaban, ACT-Wazalendo’s Attorney General, stated that the party believes its candidates were denied rightful victories due to electoral breaches.
Tanzania's opposition party, ACT, files 25 petitions to challenge Zanzibar poll resultsTanzania· 2025-11-18
Omar Said Shaaban claimed that at the Kijitoupele polling station, voting initially began without the use of the Permanent Voter Register.
Zanzibar: Early voting concludes, amid Isolated complaintsTanzania· 2025-10-29
Mr Omar Said Shaaban is the Chief Legal Officer of ACT Wazalendo.
ZEC verifies ACT-Wazalendo candidate’s sponsors, nomination set todayTanzania· 2025-09-11
Zanzibar’s Trade and Industrial Development Minister Omar Said Shaaban echoed sentiments about a barrier-free internal market.
Mwinyi pushes for policy reforms to unlock Africa’s trade potentialTanzania· 2025-06-25
Industry Minister Omar Said Shaaban noted visible growth in trade and manufacturing.
Zanzibar President Mwinyi highlights economic gains as he addresses House of RepresentativesTanzania· 2025-06-23
Omar Said Shaaban, Zanzibar’s Minister of Trade and Industry Development, stressed that the country's industrial growth would stall unless the transport challenges are addressed.
Zanzibar’s sea transport issues drive up cost of doing business, say entrepreneursTanzania· 2025-03-18
