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Regional Commissioner, Dar es Salaam
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Albert John Chalamila is the Regional Commissioner for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's commercial capital and most populous city. Appointed to the position in May 2023, Chalamila is widely considered the most eccentric, unfiltered, and entertaining public official in Tanzania. Prior to Dar es Salaam, he served as the RC for Kagera, Mwanza, and Mbeya. Chalamila's leadership style is highly unorthodox; he frequently goes viral for his blunt, comedic, and often abrasive public addresses where he scolds civil servants, confronts opposition politicians, and dictates morality. Beneath the theatrics, however, he is a deeply trusted enforcer for the Samia administration. As Dar es Salaam RC during the 2025 election cycle, he played a critical role in denying opposition parties permits to assemble in the city, using the police force to lock down key squares and suppress youth protests regarding the cost of living and electoral fraud.
Appointed Regional Commissioner of Dar es Salaam (2023–Present), governing over 6 million residents and the core of Tanzania's economy
Served as Regional Commissioner for Kagera, Mwanza, and Mbeya, making him one of the most rotated and trusted presidential appointees in the country
Championed the aggressive revenue collection drives in Dar es Salaam, significantly boosting local government income through the crackdown on tax-evading cartels
Sparked a national outcry in 2018 when he ordered the public caning of secondary school students in Mbeya, a video of which went viral, drawing condemnation from human rights organizations
Temporarily suspended from public office by President Samia in 2021 for unspecified insubordination before being surprisingly rehabilitated and promoted
Frequently accused of inciting violence against opposition supporters and arbitrarily arresting critics in Dar es Salaam under the guise of 'preserving the peace'