Dr. Juma Zuberi Homera, Minister for Energy 

Dr. Juma Zuberi Homera is Tanzania’s Minister for Energy, appointed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan on 27 September 2026. He succeeded Deogratius Ndejembi, who was appointed Vice President. Homera takes charge of the Energy Ministry as Tanzania works to expand electricity access, strengthen the power sector and implement major energy projects. 

A Tanzanian politician, academic and public administrator, Homera brings experience from local and national government to the portfolio. Before he was appointed Energy Minister, he served as Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs after being elected Member of Parliament for Namtumbo in 2025. 

Homera’s public service career includes senior administrative roles at regional and district level. He served as District Commissioner for Tunduru from 2016 to 2019, then as Regional Commissioner for Katavi from 2019 to 2021, and for Mbeya from 2021 to 2025. 

He began his career in education, teaching at Mshangano Secondary School and Beroya Secondary School between 2007 and 2009. He later pursued higher education at the University of Dodoma, earning a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations between 2008 and 2011 and a Master of Arts in Public Administration between 2011 and 2013. He completed his PhD at Mzumbe University between 2021 and 2025. 

His appointment places a minister with a background spanning education, public administration, regional government and national politics at the centre of Tanzania’s energy agenda.