The Minister of Home Affairs is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Tanzania.
List of ministers The following have served the ministry: Parties
# Portrait Minister Took office Left office President– George Kahama 1961 1962 (Republic of Tanganyika)– Oscar Kambona 1962 1963 1 Lawi Sijaona 1963 1965 Julius Nyerere2 Job Lusinde 1966 1967 3 Saidi Ali Maswanya 1967 1973 4 Omary Muhaji 1973 1974 5 Ali Hassan Mwinyi 1975 19766 Hassan Moyo 1977 19787 Salmin Juma 1979 19808 Abdalla Natepe 1980 19839 Muhidin Kimario 1983 1989 Ali Hassan Mwinyi10 Nalaila Kiula 199011 Augustino Mrema 1990 199412 Ernest Nyanda 199513 Ali Ameir Mohamed 1995 1999 Benjamin Mkapa14 Muhammed Seif Khatib 2000 200215 Omar Mapuri 2003 21 December 200516 John Chiligati 6 January 2006 16 October 2006 Jakaya Kikwete17 Joseph Mungai 16 October 2006 13 February 2008 18 Lawrence Masha 13 February 2008 28 November 201019 Shamsi Nahodha 28 November 2010 7 May 2012 20 Emmanuel Nchimbi 7 May 2012 20 December 2013 21 Mathias Chikawe 20 January 2014 5 November 201522 Charles Kitwanga 14 December 2015 2016 John Magufuli23 Mwigulu Nchemba 2016 1 July 2018 John Magufuli24 Alphaxard Kangi Ndege Lugola 1 July 2018 23 January 2020 John Magufuli25 George Simbachawene 23 January 2020 9 January 2022 John Magufuli Samia Suluhu26 Hamad Masauni 10 January 2022 incumbent Samia Suluhu
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