Indians in Tanzania
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Indian Tanzanians constitute a significant minority within the demographic landscape of Tanzania, over 60,000 Tanzanian citizens of Indian descent reside in the country.[3] Many among them are wealthy traders and entrepreneurs, and despite forming only 0.2% of the population, they are considered by the Hindu Council of Tanzania to have disproportionate ownership of Tanzanian companies.[4] Indians also have a long history in Tanzania, starting with the arrival of Gujarati traders, and they gradually came to control the trade in Zanzibar. Several buildings from that period still stand in Stone Town, the primary trading center on the island.
History
Indian merchant and artisan community settlements are attested in both archaeological and literary sources. During the 13th and 14th centuries, Indian craftsmen utilized tube drawing technology to produce glass beads in Zanzibar. Trade between Malindi and Bengal is also attested during the Early Middle Ages. When Vasco da Gama landed on the East African Coast, he had encountered Indians residing in Kilwa Kisiwani, Mombasa and Mozambique.[5][6]
Notable people
- Richa Adhia, Miss Tanzania 2007
- Andy Chande, businessman and philanthropist
- Mohammed Dewji, CEO of MeTL, Member of Parliament (2005–2015)
- Benjamin Fernandes, Tanzanian entrepreneur
- Ammaar Ghadiyali, 2012 Olympic swimmer
- Mustafa Hassanali, fashion designer
- Amir H. Jamal, former Minister of Finance
- Ismail Jussa, opposition politician
- Abdulkarim Yusufali Alibai Karimjee, Speaker of the National Assembly
- Raheem Kassam, conservative British political activist. His parents were Tanzanian immigrants of Indian origin.
- Al Noor Kassum, former Energy Minister
- Mustafa Jaffer Sabodo, economist and philanthropist
- Freddie Mercury, rock musician (of Parsi descent)
- Sangita Myska, BBC journalist, documentary maker, TV & Radio presenter
- Deepak Obhrai PC MP, longest continuously-serving Conservative Member of Canadian Parliament
- Rakesh Rajani, civil society and global development leader
- Ian Iqbal Rashid, filmmaker
- Mohamed Raza, Member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives
- Ally Rehmtullah, fashion designer
- Abdul Sheriff, historian
- Issa G. Shivji, author and academic
- Sonia Tumiotto, athlete and influencer[7]
Gallery
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Julius Nyerere with Amir Jamal (r)
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St. John Ambulance Brigade parade
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Karimjee Hall, seat of the parliament in Dar es Salaam
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The Hassanali Karimjee Jivanjee Hospital, Zanzibar
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The former headquarters of Karimjee Co in Zanzibar
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The former Ithnashiri Dispensary, Zanzibar
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Bharmal Building, currently used as a municipal building
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A colonial era building with the Om symbol (1930)
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Karimjee Jivanjee Office in Dar es Salaam
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Morogoro Jamatkhana
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Shakti Temple, Zanzibar
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Swaminarayan Temple
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See also
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- Indian diaspora in Southeast Africa
- Chinese people in Tanzania
- Shirazi people
- India–Tanzania relations
References
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