Ambassador Job Daudi Masima
Presentation of Credentials: 15/06/2017
Mr. Job Daudi Masima, Head of Mission
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Mr. Job Daudi Masima was appointed as the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Republic of Tanzania to the State of Israel in January, 2017.
An alumnus of the University of York, United Kingdom, (Masters of Arts in Public Policy and Public Administration); and Nottingham University, United Kingdom, (Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Social Policy and Administration), Mr. Masima furthermore holds certificates from the Centre for Foreign Relations (CFR - Tanzania) and the Institute for Rural Development and Planning (IRDP - Tanzania).
He benefits of a long-standing experience in Public and Diplomatic services spanning over 39 years. Before appointment to the current position, he was holding the position of Accounting Officer and authorized Head as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and National Service of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (March 2011 - December 2017) and had hitherto served as the Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence and National Service (July 2010 - March 2011).
Mr. Masima has also worked in the Prime Minister’s Office - Regional Administration - as District Administrative Office, Nzega District, Tabora Region (1979 - 1980) and Masasi District, Mtwara Region (1980 - 1983).
Thereafter he held the position of Deputy Regional Administrative Officer, Mtwara (1983 - 1985), Mbeya (1986 - 1989).
He was promoted to the position of Regional Administrative Officer Morogoro (1986 - 1989).
Later, he moved to Dar es Salaam at the Office of the President as Head of Social Services Division (1990 - 1993).
Mr. Masima again served as a Regional Administrative Officer, Mara Region (1994 - 1995) before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relation at Tanzania High Commission, Lusaka Zambia as Minister Counsellor (1976 - 2000) and Tanzania High Commission, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa (2000 - 2009) as Minister Plenipotentiary.
He has served as Director of Political, Defence and Security Matter at the Ministry of East African Cooperation (2009 - 2010).
Mr. Masima has been honored with a medal for long and distinguished career in the public service.
He is married with four children.
Mr. Masima is a seventeen-handicap golfer.