Mwana FA

{{Short description|Tanzanian musician and Member of Parliament}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Honorable | name = Hamis Mohammed Mwinjuma | honorific_suffix = MP | image = 1M4A0913.jpg | image_size = | office = Member of Parliament | term_start = 2020 | term_end = | predecessor = Adadi Rajabu | successor = | constituency = Muheza | office1 = Deputy Minister for Culture, Arts and Sports | president1 = Samia Suluhu | term_start1 = February 2023 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = Pauline Gekul | successor1 = | birth_name = Hamis Mohammed Mwinjuma | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|3|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Muheza, Tanga Region | nickname = Mwanafalsafa | occupation = Musician, Politician | years_active = | known_for = | spouse = | children = 2 | relatives = | party = Chama Cha Mapinduzi | awards = Kilimanjaro Music Awards | website = }}

'''Hamis Mwinjuma''', also known as ('''MwanaFA''') is a Tanzanian musician and politician. He was a member of East Coast Team, a music group composed of Tanzanian A list artists such as A.Y and '''GK'''.

==Career== ===Music career=== He is a board member of the country's National Arts Council (BASATA), and is still releasing songs and albums collaborating mostly with a former East Coast Team artist, he also has made numerous hit songs with old and new top musicians from Tanzania such as Maua Sama, Alikiba, Harmonize, Lady Jaydee and Vanessa MdeeA.Y.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most selling local Hip Hop artiste|url=http://www.thisday.co.tz/?l=10587|publisher=This Day|accessdate=8 August 2014|date=25 January 2010}}</ref>

===Political career=== Mwinjuma is a politician currently serving as a Member of Parliament representing Muheza constituency since November 2020. He was born in Muheza, Tanga Region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/mwana-fa-and-babu-tale-cleared-to-vie-for-parliamentary-seats-2714852|title = Mwana FA and Babu Tale cleared to vie for parliamentary seats}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ifacca.org/es/noticias/2018/10/23/mwana-fa-joins-tanzanias-national-arts-council/ |title=Mwana FA joins Tanzania's National Arts Council {{!}} IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies |website=ifacca.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117173842/https://ifacca.org/es/noticias/2018/10/23/mwana-fa-joins-tanzanias-national-arts-council/ |archive-date=2020-11-17}}</ref>

===Political career=== Mwana Fa turned to politics in 2020, when he decided to seek nomination for member of parliament for Muheza Constituency. In February 2023 MwanaFA was appointed by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan As The Deputy Minister For Culture, Arts And Sports <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=MwanaFA Appointed As The New Deputy Minister For Culture, Arts & Sports |url=https://notjustok.com/eastafrica/news/mwanafa-deputy-minister/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Latest East African & Bongo Flava Music, Songs & Video - Notjustok |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=Samia names Mwana FA deputy minister for sports and culture |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/entertainment/samia-names-mwana-fa-deputy-minister-for-sports-and-culture-4138168 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref>

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