Salmin Amour

5th President of ZanzibarIn office
25 October 1990 – 8 November 2000Preceded byIdris Abdul WakilSucceeded byAmani Abeid KarumeSecond Vice President of TanzaniaIn office
9 November 1990 – 23 November 1995PresidentAli Hassan Mwinyi1st Vice PresidentJohn Malecela
Cleopa MsuyaPreceded byAli Hassan MwinyiSucceeded byOmar Ali Juma
(as sole Vice President) Personal detailsBorn1942 (age 81–82)
Mkwajuni, ZanzibarNationalityTanzanianPolitical partyTANU
Chama Cha MapinduziSpouseBi. AzzaChildren12ResidenceZanzibar State House (former)Alma materLeipzig University
Parteihochschule Karl MarxOccupationCivil ServantProfessionPolitician

Salmin Amour (born 1942) is a Tanzanian politician who served as President of Zanzibar from 25 October 1990 to 8 November 2000. He was elected in 1990 as the sole candidate and received 98 percent of the votes.^[1] In Tanzania's first multi-party elections in 1995, Amour was accused of rigging the Zanzibari presidential election by opposition leader Seif Shariff Hamad.^[2]

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