John Magufuli

==Education==

John Magufuli was born in 1959 in northwestern Tanzania (then Tanganyika), on the shores of Lake Victoria, into a poor family. He lived in a small thatched house, looking after the cattle and selling milk and fish to support his family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/afrique/tanzanie-le-president-john-magufuli-est-decede-17-03-2021-2418336_3826.php|title=Tanzanie : Mort de John Magufuli, le président qui défiait le Covid|date=17 March 2021}}</ref>

Magufuli started his education at the Chato Primary School from 1967 to 1974 and went on to the Katoke Seminary in Biharamulo for his secondary education from 1975 to 1977 before relocating to Lake Secondary School in 1977 and graduating in 1978. He joined Mkwawa High School for his Advanced level studies in 1979 and graduated in 1981. That same year he joined Mkwawa College of Education (a constituent college of the [[University of Dar es Salaam]]) for a Diploma in Education Science, majoring in chemistry, Mathematics, and Education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tanzaniatoday.co.tz/news/and-this-is-dr-john-pombe-magufuli-cv |title=Hon. Dr. John P. Magufuli's CV |access-date=11 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204232451/http://www.tanzaniatoday.co.tz/news/and-this-is-dr-john-pombe-magufuli-cv |archive-date=4 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Magufuli earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] in education degree, majoring in Chemistry and Mathematics as teaching subjects from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1988. He also earned his master's degree, and doctorate degrees in chemistry from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1994 and 2009, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mow.go.tz/index.php/mow/about/dr-john-p-magufuli |title=Hon. Dr. John P. Magufuli (MP) |publisher=[[Ministry of Works (Tanzania)|Tanzania Ministry of Works]] |access-date=3 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103132508/http://mow.go.tz/index.php/mow/about/dr-john-p-magufuli |archive-date=3 November 2015 }}</ref> In late 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the [[University of Dodoma]] for improving the economy of the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/Tanzania-John-Magufuli-honorary-degree-over-leadership/4552908-5357214-12eakdkz/index.html|title=John Magufuli gets honorary PhD for outstanding leadership|work=[[The EastAfrican]]|date=21 November 2019|agency=Xinhua|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref>