{{Short description|Tanzanian geologist and politician}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Hon. | name = Sospeter Muhongo | honorific_suffix = MP | image = Sospeter Muhongo IAEA.png | office = Minister of Energy and Minerals | term_start = 12 December 2015 | term_end = 2017 | president = John Magufuli | predecessor = George Simbachawene | successor = | term_start1 = 7 May 2012 | term_end1 = 24 January 2015 | president1 = Jakaya Kikwete | predecessor1 = William Ngeleja | successor1 = George Simbachawene | office2 = Member of Parliament<br />Musoma Rural | term_start2 = November 2015 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = Nimrod Mkono | office3 = Member of Parliament | term_start3 = 12 June 2012 | term_end3 = July 2015 | appointer3 = Jakaya Kikwete | constituency3 = None (Nominated MP) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|06|25}} | birth_place = Musoma, Tanganyika | party = CCM | spouse = Bertha Mamuya | children = | alma_mater = UDSM {{small|(BSc (Hons))}} <br /> University of Göttingen {{small|(MSc)}} <br /> TU Berlin {{small|(Dr.rer.nat.)}} | profession = Geologist | committees = Chair, SPC<sup>1</sup> of IYPE | footnotes = {{small|<sup>1</sup>Science Programme Committee}} | blank1 = Positions | data1 = President, GSAf {{small|(1995–2001)}} <br /> Director, ICSU-Africa {{small|(2005–10)}} | blank2 = Awards | data2 = Robert Shackleton Award<br />40px Ordre des Palmes Académiques }}

'''Sospeter Mwijarubi Muhongo''' MP (born 25 June 1954) is a Tanzanian geologist and a nominated member of the Tanzanian Parliament.<ref name ="GSAf">{{cite web |url=http://www.geologicalsocietyofafrica.org/file/SospeterMuhongo.pdf |title=Profile: Professor Sospeter Muhongo |date= March 2007 |publisher= Geological Society of Africa |access-date=6 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.go.tz/index.php/members/mpcvs/1778/2010-2015 |title=Member of Parliament CV |publisher= Parliament of Tanzania |access-date=6 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325034609/http://parliament.go.tz/index.php/members/mpcvs/1778/2010-2015 |archive-date=25 March 2015}}</ref>

He served as the Minister of Energy and Minerals from May 2012 until his resignation in January 2015 following the Tegeta escrow scandal. He was succeeded by his deputy George Simbachawene. He won the parliamentary constituency of Musoma Rural in the general election and was thereafter appointed to his former portfolio by President John Magufuli.

==Life and career==

He was the editor-in-chief of the ''Journal of African Earth Sciences''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Journal of African Earth Sciences Editorial Board | work = Journal of African Earth Sciences |publisher=Elsevier | access-date = 30 June 2010 | url = https://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaleditorialboard.authors/691/editorialboard }}</ref>

He is a fellow of several highly learned professional societies including the Geological Society of London.,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/en/About/Awards%20Grants%20and%20Bursaries/Honorary%20Fellows/List%20of%20Honorary%20Fellows/Prof%20Sospeter%20Muhongo|title=The Geological Society of London|website=www.geolsoc.org.uk|access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref> the Geological Society of America,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geosociety.org/ |title=Geological Society of America|author=Advanced Solutions International |access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref> the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailynews.co.tz/home/?n=7514&cat=home |title=Daily News &#124; the leading Online news edition in Tanzania |access-date=15 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724174709/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/home/?n=7514&cat=home |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref> and the Tanzania Academy of Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.taas.or.tz|title=or.tz|website=www.taas.or.tz|access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref>

He also is the vice-president for [https://archive.today/20120707045017/http://ccgm.free.fr/index_gb.html Commission of the Geological Map of the World (CGMW)], 2005-to date.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ccgm.free.fr/index_gb.html |title=Commission for the Geological Map of the World (CGMW): www.cgmw.net |access-date=15 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707045017/http://ccgm.free.fr/index_gb.html |archive-date=7 July 2012 }}</ref>

Has also worked as a Visiting Researcher, University of Mainz, Germany in 2000–2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uni-mainz.de/zentral/suche-google.php|title=Suche auf den Webseiten der Universität Mainz|website=www.uni-mainz.de|language=de|access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref>

He was the founder and first executive director of the International Council for Science (ICSU)- Africa Region. [http://www.icsu.org/index.php4 ''ICSU''] is a non-governmental organisation with a global membership of national scientific bodies (121 members) and international scientific unions (30 members).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.icsu-africa.org/news.htm|title=Africa|work=International Council for Science – ICSU|access-date=2017-11-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219141425/http://www.icsu-africa.org/news.htm|archive-date=19 February 2007}}</ref>

In 2009, he was among the nominated candidates<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.devex.com/articles/tanzanian-candidate-seeks-greater-unesco-focus-on-science|title=Tanzanian candidate seeks greater UNESCO focus on science|date=11 September 2009|work=Devex|access-date=2017-11-16|language=en-US}}</ref> from Tanzania, for the post of Director General for UNESCO.

==Honours and awards==

===Awards=== *1977: Vice-Chancellor's Prize, University of Dar es Salaam<ref name = "GSAf"/> *1979: Gondwana Prize, University of Dar es Salaam *2004: Robert Shackleton Award for Outstanding Precambrian Research in Africa – the flagship award of the Geological Society of Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geologicalsocietyofafrica.org/awards/winners/ |title=Awards |publisher= Geological Society of Africa |access-date=6 February 2013}}</ref> *2006: National Award for Research in Science and Technology (NARST) by the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology *2007: The Honours Award of the Geological Society of South Africa.<ref name = "GSAf"/> *2011: ''Ordre des Palmes Académiques'' (Order of Academic Palms) at ''Officier'' (Officer) grade by the French Government<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.up.ac.za/sitefiles/file/48/2048/Honorary%20Professor%20Sospeter%20Muhongo.pdf |title=Professor Muhongo awarded Ordre des Palmes Académiques by French Government |date=15 April 2011 |publisher=University of Pretoria |access-date=6 February 2013 }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Honorary=== *University of Pretoria, Honorary Professor of Geology since 2006 *Honorary Research Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (FCAGS)

==Publications== Muhongo is the author or co-author of over 150 scientific articles and technical papers and has co-authored the publication of large-scale geological maps of Africa, East Africa and Tanzania.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.futurefoundation.org/biographies/bio_hum_sem9_muhongo.htm |title=Foundation for the Future &#124; Humanity 3000 "Future of Planet Earth" Biography |access-date=15 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725134713/http://www.futurefoundation.org/biographies/bio_hum_sem9_muhongo.htm |archive-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===List of selected publications=== *Muhongo, S., Gudyanga, F.P., Enow, A.A. and Nyanganyura, D. (Editors), (2009). ''Science, Technology and Innovation for Socio-Economic Development: Success Stories from Africa'', 175 pp, Pretoria, South Africa<ref>({{ISBN|978 0 620 45741 5}})</ref> ({{ISBN|978 0 620 45741 5}}) *Fritz, H., Tenczer, V., Hauzenberger, C., Wallbrecher, E. and Muhongo, S., (2009). ''Hot granulite nappes – tectonic styles and thermal evolution of Proterozoic Granulite Belt in East Africa''. Tectonophysics 477, Issue 3–4, 160–173. *Muhongo, S., (2009). ''Managing the Future of Planet Earth: The role of knowledge, science, technology and innovation''. In: Future of Planet Earth, Seminar Proceedings, Foundation For the Future (FFF)/UNESCO publication, p.&nbsp;147–153. *P. Pinna, S. Muhongo, ''et al.'' (2004) ''Geology and Mineral Map of Tanzania.'' Scale: 1:2.000.000 . (BRGM-UDSM-GST team)

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