Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Honourable
| name = Palamagamba Kabudi
| honorific-suffix = MP
| image = Kabudi 2019ab.jpg
| office = Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports
| term_start = 8 December 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Dr. Damas Daniel Ndumbaro
| successor =
| office1 = Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs
| term_start1 = 7 October 2017
| term_end1 = 3 March 2019
| predecessor1 = Harrison Mwakyembe
| successor1 = Augustine Mahiga
| term_start2 = 31 March 2021
| term_end2 = 8 January 2022
| predecessor2 = Mwigulu Nchemba
| successor2 = George Simbachawene
| order3 =
| office3 = 15th Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation
| term_start3 = 3 March 2019
| term_end3 = 31 March 2021
| president3 = John Magufuli
| predecessor3 = Augustine Mahiga
| successor3 = Liberata Mulamula
| office4 = Tanzania Member of Parliament
| term_start4 = 2015
| term_end4 =
| appointer4 = John Magufuli
| constituency4 = None (Nominated MP) {{small|2015-2020}}
Kilosa {{small|2020-present}}
| birth_name = Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|2|24}}
| birth_place = Singida, Singida Region, Tanganyika Territory
| party =
| spouse =
| alma_mater = Freie Universität Berlin (JD)
University of Dar es Salaam (LLM)
University of Dar es Salaam (LLB)
| website =
}}
Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi (born February 24, 1956) is a Tanzanian lawyer who from April 2021 to January 2022 served as the country's Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, appointed by President Samia Suluhu. He was a Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation appointed by President John Pombe Magufuli since 2020 to 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://ikulu.go.tz/index.php/administration/about_biography/50|title = Ikulu | Mwanzo}}
Early life and education
Kabudi was born in Singida, Singida Region. He first attended Kilimatinde Primary school in 1964 then from 1965 to the end of 1966 he went to Kitete Primary school. In 1967 he finally transferred to Berega Primary School before completing his CPEE at Mvumi Mission Primary School. In 1971 he joined The Tosamaganga Secondary School where he earned CSEE of Ordinary level education. From 1975 to 1976 he completed his ACSEE education at Milambo Secondary School.
Kabudi went to the University of Dar Es Salaam from 1980 to 1983 where he obtained his LLB. He furthered his studies in the same institution from 1984 to 1986 where he was awarded LLM. After that he attended Freie Universität Berlin where he obtained a Juris Doctor.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Political career
Professor Kabudi got his first cabinet position in the first Magufuli cabinet as the Minister of Justice and constitutional affairs. Following the death of Foreign minister Augustine Mahiga, Kabudi took over the post as the 15th Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2019. He continued to hold this post through the new Suluhu Cabinet in 2021. Following the second major reshuffle of the cabinet in January 2022, Kabudi was released from a cabinet position and was granted a special advisory role in the President's office.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-10|title=President Samia: Why I dropped Kabudi and Lukuvi|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/president-samia-why-i-dropped-kabudi-and-lukuvi-3677534|access-date=2022-01-15|website=The Citizen|language=en}}
Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation
In 2019, Kabudi summoned Canada's High Commissioner Pamela O'Donnell to protest after a DHC Dash 8-400 turboprop, set to be delivered to state-owned Air Tanzania was impounded in a land compensation dispute.Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala (November 23, 2019), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-aviation/tanzania-protests-after-plane-seized-in-canada-over-land-compensation-dispute-idUSKBN1XX0GT Tanzania protests after plane seized in Canada over land compensation dispute] Reuters.
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