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Tanzanian President Samia's husband dies in hospital

Hafidh Ameir Hassan kept a low profile and was rarely seen in public with the president.

BBC World

The Tanzanian president's (pictured above) husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, kept a low profile and was rarely pictured

The husband of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar.

Vice-president Deogratius Ndejembi - who made the official announcement of Ameir's death - said he had been suffering from a heart condition.

The vice-president led tributes as he conveyed his condolences to Samia, as well as Ameir's family and friends.