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Zanzibar’s First Vice President Seif Hamad dies aged 77

Seif Sharif Hamad.

Zanzibar First Vice President and ACT Wazalendo’s national chairman Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN | NMG

By  BEATRICE MATERU  &  MOHAMED ISSA

Zanzibar’s First Vice President Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment.

“At around 5am this morning, Maalim Seif passed away. Maalim died while undergoing treatment at Muhimbili Hospital where he had been admitted since February 9,” said Zanzibar's President Hussein Ali Mwinyi.

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