Vice President of Tanzania, Emmanuel Nchimbi, has resigned less than one year after assuming the position.

Nchimbi resigned from office and also announced his retirement from politics on Tuesday, August 25, saying he had become convinced that President Samia Suluhu Hassan wanted a different deputy

He said he had written to Hassan to inform her that he would leave the vice presidency and retire from public service and active politics.

He said he had promised the president in August 2025 that he would step aside if she ever wanted a different vice president. Nchimbi said he was now convinced “beyond doubt” that Hassan desired a change.

Tanzania President, Samia Hassan, has accepted ‌the resignation letter from Nchimbi, a government spokesperson said.

Nchimbi will leave office on September 4, having served since November 2025, the spokesperson added in statement on X.